I feel so heartbroken. I started my career in Healthcare 15 years ago. After some fabulous NHS experience (it was a different world back then - at least from my experience), I fell into private community/home care.
With the exception of one private company, I have had years of gruelling experiences with care providers. Poor leadership, absent structures, no organisation and zero professionalism. Not to mention the toxic office cultures, and constantly being put in the line of fire to manage (rightfully so) disgruntled, stressed out of their heads care workers, and majorly p*ssed off clients (again - rightfully so).
I have stepped away briefly in between to explore other options, but my heart always brought me back to healthcare.
Now in 2022, I have seen the industry collapse right before my eyes, with so many Charlatan's coming into the home care industry, setting up shop to cash in on Private Care with zero respect or regard for even half decent and SAFE care standards; leading to abysmal experiences for people like me, who literally have the old school 'client centred integrity led care' approach. And no, I would never go back to working for the NHS or the public sector. I have heard enough to know better.
I have today after such an inner battle come to conclusion, I have to lay healthcare to bed once and for all and move on. I feel upset though, because for years I held onto hope that there was a place for my great values, and fantastic quality of work in healthcare. And I feel sad that years of hard work has 'gone to waste', left me feeling this way, and I am once again at my age (when I would have liked to be at a stage of having a stable career enjoying my job - for the most part) not sure what I want to do next.
Is there anyone else who put Healthcare behind them once and for all? How has that worked out for you? Anyone else considering it?
A little hand holding needed I guess :(