“The truth is leaving well is something that takes time. It doesn’t start when you put in your two-week notice. It’s far deeper and more challenging than that. Finishing well requires planning. Finishing well requires vision. Finishing well requires humility. Finishing well requires character. We honor the organization and the people we’ve served by finishing strong.” ~J.H.., Author
Article: Leaving your healthcare job on a high-note.
By Editor, Concierge Medicine Today
A lot of Doctor’s have quite the colorful tale of woe when it comes to their previous jobs.
Some really good people worked with you despite the atmosphere or toxic work environment. They are the ones you will hopefully remember one day when all of what you’ve accomplished in healthcare becomes just another story you tell your friends and family. Or will they?
From stressed out to burnt out, it’s rare you meet a Physician without a adventure-filled story about their past, right?
My question for you today is simply this … What version of the story will you tell your family and friends one day about this moment in your career, right now?
Will you be the hero that slayed all the dragon and showed that insurance company or gave that hospital administrator or board a mouthful or will you look back with fond recollection of the people you worked next to under stressful conditions? Or, will it be just the patients you cared for and served that come to mind? Or for some, dare we say many, will you roll out the wheelbarrow of stones, throw a few around and carry that mental and emotional baggage around like it’s your pet?
The latter is where a lot Physician’s we run into at medical conferences and group settings. Whether they worked at the hospital, some clinic, an urgent care, or “that practice” usually the story they tell is filled with ups, downs, twists and turns and ultimately ended with years of anger, bitterness, resentment and regret.
What’s worse is, they carry this mental and emotional anger and bitterness for years, if not decade. It impacts their decisions until this very day. And, if you were to ask them if they’d want their kids to follow in their footsteps, they’d usually say “I sure hope not. Please, don’t be a Doctor.”
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