I work in primary care in a professional healthcare role and I want to get out of healthcare entirely, but am clueless about alternatives.
Yes I have already Googled and just cannot seem to break out of this pigeonhole as it’s all I know. Everyone I know well works in healthcare related roles too which doesn’t help.
I find having people in my face all day combined with the responsibility, work politics and lack of support extremely taxing. The demands are enormous and keep growing. I feel permanently harassed or in a state of huge anxiety where I am practically catatonic outside of work. I really love(d) helping people but it’s all too much. The money used to keep me going, but now I would rather take a big salary drop than continue working in this sector.
Has anyone here managed to get out of a healthcare job and find happiness in a different type of role? Would love to hear any stories or advice. Even better if the pay cut was not terrible/only temporary but really I just want less responsibility and fewer demands on my poor brain, body and emotions.
For reference I’m 36yo.
Thanks in advance.