30 yrs today
Happy Anniversary to me!
Yep, it's official. Thirty years ago today I started working at Community Hospital. Egads that's a long time. And I thought it was bad 5 years ago when our VP announced our group as 'those people who have worked at Community for a quarter of a century.'
Have I seen change? Oh heavens YES. The most change outside of actual technology has been in the past two years. We're merging/merged with another hospital in our city and therefore a part of a huge conglomerate. Am I happy about it? Not particularly. And it's sad because the initial premise could be sound in the face of ever rising health care. Unfortunately, much of what is wrong needs to be addressed with a corporate reorganization by an outside group. When people have been in power for too long, doing things as they've always done them, and still losing money, that needs to be addressed. Not gonna happen though. So I plug on and smile.
Where's my cousin, the corporate reorganizer, when you need him??
Have I liked my job? Yes, most of the time.
Do I like the people I work with? Generally. There are a few I could as soon do without. For the record, they do not work in Microbiology or Hematology. :)
Have I been challenged? Frequently. Hence my extreme knowledge base that people tease me about...
What have I done that I'm proud of? I'm proud that people feel that they can approach me and ask me a question about just about anything lab related and know that I will have the answer or be able to get it for them.
My hats...I've been a bench microbiologist nearly my entire career. Along the way, I have had other assignments. I supervised the clerical and phlebotomy staff for a few years as well as ran the reference lab for over 5 years. I don't miss any of the headaches associated with the clerical/ phlebotomy area. That will always be a mess. I admit that I miss the autonomy and variety of Reference testing, but I don't say I miss being out of there with all of the mess the merger has caused to that section. I'd just as soon be right back where I am, at the Micro bench, swamped with cultures and happy as a little clam. Funny how I can walk out of that area on a frantically crazed day and feel absolutely wonderful about what I've accomplished.
I just hope I survive the next set of changes coming down the pike in the weeks and months ahead. I've lost some really good friends to this merger. Tensions are high. For the first time in my career, I wonder just what the future will truly hold in store.
Dawn
Yep, it's official. Thirty years ago today I started working at Community Hospital. Egads that's a long time. And I thought it was bad 5 years ago when our VP announced our group as 'those people who have worked at Community for a quarter of a century.'
Have I seen change? Oh heavens YES. The most change outside of actual technology has been in the past two years. We're merging/merged with another hospital in our city and therefore a part of a huge conglomerate. Am I happy about it? Not particularly. And it's sad because the initial premise could be sound in the face of ever rising health care. Unfortunately, much of what is wrong needs to be addressed with a corporate reorganization by an outside group. When people have been in power for too long, doing things as they've always done them, and still losing money, that needs to be addressed. Not gonna happen though. So I plug on and smile.
Where's my cousin, the corporate reorganizer, when you need him??
Have I liked my job? Yes, most of the time.
Do I like the people I work with? Generally. There are a few I could as soon do without. For the record, they do not work in Microbiology or Hematology. :)
Have I been challenged? Frequently. Hence my extreme knowledge base that people tease me about...
What have I done that I'm proud of? I'm proud that people feel that they can approach me and ask me a question about just about anything lab related and know that I will have the answer or be able to get it for them.
My hats...I've been a bench microbiologist nearly my entire career. Along the way, I have had other assignments. I supervised the clerical and phlebotomy staff for a few years as well as ran the reference lab for over 5 years. I don't miss any of the headaches associated with the clerical/ phlebotomy area. That will always be a mess. I admit that I miss the autonomy and variety of Reference testing, but I don't say I miss being out of there with all of the mess the merger has caused to that section. I'd just as soon be right back where I am, at the Micro bench, swamped with cultures and happy as a little clam. Funny how I can walk out of that area on a frantically crazed day and feel absolutely wonderful about what I've accomplished.
I just hope I survive the next set of changes coming down the pike in the weeks and months ahead. I've lost some really good friends to this merger. Tensions are high. For the first time in my career, I wonder just what the future will truly hold in store.
Dawn
posted by Dawn | 11:04 PM
1 Comments:
I found this all extremely interesting. Ya know though, I can't stand the sight of my own blood (does fainting ring any bells? *G*), but I LOVE to watch surgery.
And congrats on the 30 years -- WOW. I'm just passing 15 1/2 years. I don't think I'll aim for the 30, 25 sounds about right. *G*
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