To swap people for dogs? (Nursing related)

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I’m a community nurse and I absolutely hate it. I don’t like being around people for a start and the stress and anxiety - not to mention responsibility is just too much for me. My mind is fragile. I don’t cope well with pressure. I’m also high functioning autistic so small things blow up to be massive things in my head, especially where “people” are concerned.

I want to give it up, I’ve decided. Bollocks to the crap pay and the shitty pension and colleagues trying to get each other into trouble ... bollocks to it all. No form of nursing suits me. I’ve tried it all.

I love dogs. I don’t care about the pay cut. How does one get into such a career? I’m thinking dog care centres, training, boarding kennels ... anything like that. Even RSPCA inspector or something ... anything!

Do NOT become an RSPCA inspector if you find people difficult. Imagine the sort of scumbags you'd have to deal with. Maybe you could start volunteering to walk dogs with the Dogs Trust or helping at their kennels voluntarily as a start?

Set up your own dog walking service?

Crap pay and shitty pension ?? I thought the NHS pension was one of the best around ? I do understand you wanting to give up Nursing _ I have recently let my registration laps after 30 years due to the stress and anxiety of it all. Could you look at dog boarding and walking business? Someone I know makes a lot of money from this although she does have loads of dogs staying at any one time, it takes over her whole life !

What gives you the stress ?
Is it the 1:1 interaction with your patients?
The computers?
The travelling about ? (You say community , are you out in the District or Health Centre based? )

Could you go more into Admin?
There's loads of scope to diversify.

Definate No No No to RSPCA work it'll break you emotionally .

What attracted you to Nursing in the first place ? Can you intentify what you were keen on then?

( I have worked in the NHS for over 30 years and the computers do my head in. Not to mention all the Admin input , the number of letters I have to write . It's increasing . But it's the same for everyone , we're all in this particular boat with no sun on the horizon )

What about a veterinary nurse or receptionist?

I can't believe it op as I'm in exactly the same position. I've dropped my nursing hours and now do pet care for a local pet sitting business. It's mostly cats, which is fine by me, and I walk a dog once a week as well. I don't need to earn a lot though. I love it, it's brilliant and there's no stress.

Ring around some pet care and dog walking businesses and also kennels to see if they need anyone.

Go and do an animal care course.
How about dog grooming?
Dog walking could be relaxing and think how fit you would get.
I have no idea how you could re train as a veterinary nurse but might be worth a look?

But stop and think about the NHS pension before you jump ship completely.

I’m a nurse and know what you mean about the stress, I regularly see nurses in tears were I work.
I have a fantasy of opening a cattery in retirement.