Should you visit your abusive ex in the hospital? Dealing with friends who tease you for being single. Training your replacement while being told you haven't suffered enough. Transitioning to a new role in nursing informatics. The power of gratitude and networking.
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Transitioning to a new role in nursing informatics can be challenging, but it offers opportunities for impact on a larger scale and personal growth.
Evaluate the authenticity of friendships by expressing feelings and setting boundaries when mistreated or excluded.
Suffering is not a valid qualification for a promotion, seek clarity from the boss and explore new opportunities that value your skills.
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Transitioning to a New Career in Nursing Informatics
After working as a critical care nurse during the pandemic, the listener has transitioned into a process development and educational role in nursing informatics. While excited about the new career path, they are nervous about the complete change and the loss of immediate gratification and identity as a hardworking nurse. They seek advice on how to adjust to the steadier pace and find satisfaction in the new role.
Handling the Mental and Emotional Aspects of the Transition
The listener has been accustomed to the intense and all-consuming nature of their previous bedside nursing position. Moving into a behind-the-scenes role might initially feel less stimulating and fulfilling, but it could be a necessary detox from the adrenaline-driven environment. It is normal to miss the highs and lows, but this adjustment can provide an opportunity for the listener's body and mind to recover.
Embracing the Possibilities and Benefits of Nursing Informatics
The listener's new career in nursing informatics offers a different set of challenges and opportunities. They can focus on the excitement and endless possibilities in integrating technology with patient care. While the immediate gratification may be less pronounced, the impact of their work can extend to a larger scale, improving patient care and healthcare systems. By embracing the new role and its potential, the listener can find satisfaction and a sense of purpose in their work.
Questioning the Authenticity of Friendships
The speaker discusses a listener's dilemma of feeling excluded and mistreated by friends. The listener wonders if they should continue hanging out with these friends or cut ties. The speaker acknowledges that there are clues pointing to the friends' lack of thoughtfulness and understanding, particularly regarding their teasing about the listener's single status. However, the speaker suggests that the friends might not be intentionally malicious and may simply be unaware of how their actions affect the listener. The speaker advises the listener to express their feelings and set boundaries to test the authenticity of the friendships.
Unfair Treatment at Work
The podcast episode delves into a listener's experience of being overlooked for a promotion at work, despite being qualified and receiving positive feedback from superiors. The listener is frustrated by their boss's reasoning that they have not endured enough hardship to be in a position of power. The speaker criticizes the boss's logic, stating that suffering is not a valid qualification for a promotion. The speaker encourages the listener to seek clarity from their boss and explore other opportunities that value their skills and experiences. They also emphasize the importance of finding meaning and identity in the new role, even if it differs from the previous profession.
Your abusive ex was grievously injured by his now-new ex for cheating. Should you visit him in hospital or let him suffer alone? Welcome to Feedback Friday!
And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!
On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:
Your abusive ex was grievously injured by his now-new ex for cheating. Should you visit him in hospital or let him suffer alone?
Are "friends" who endlessly rib you for being single and omit you from the group chat they think you don't know about worth your time? They certainly aren't helping you feel less lonely.
You were conscripted to train the person who was hired for the job you covet, while your boss had the gall to tell you you haven't "suffered" enough to fill those shoes yet. How insulted should you be?
You've identified as a badass, hard-working nurse for so long that you don't know how to be a different kind of person in your new line of work. How do you find fulfillment on this new path?
Samantha Woll: Thankful to have known her. May her memory be a blessing.
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!