A job with responsibility can really drain the life out of you. Even more so if those you are in charge of don't give it their best (euphemisticly speaking), despite what you're trying to achieve. I have seen family and friends quit jobs because of similar reasons to those you mention, even if they weren't bettering themselves professionally.
Moving up the ladder towards new challenges is great, and if it means less of the day-to-day between people bitching, you're all the better for it. The best of luck with your new position. 
Also, you call that a wall of text? Pah, back in the days, you would have been lamented for posting something that short!
Thanks for sharing, I hope you the best in your new position, sounds much better than what you had. I have the utmost respect for you and what you do. When I grow up I want to be like steel. 
I'm am very happy for you,man, and wish you nothing but the best in your new position. Like Vader, I truly respect what you do and can only imagine the miracles you and your staff accomplish each day for your patients.
But you really should be here in England examining my anus.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileYodariquo said:They understand that these important administrative positions take balls to execute properly. Massive, massive balls.
Steel is perfect then.
Dvader said:Yodariquo said:They understand that these important administrative positions take balls to execute properly. Massive, massive balls.Steel is perfect then.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobile
It's great news, not just for the advancement, but for the change of scene and opportunity to learn new things and master them.
As someone who is also leaving a mentally and physically draining job in the new year for a new role I can probably relate with you in some small way.
<3 !
Can't write much more than that for now, but I admire everything you do, and know you are MORE than man enough to take on any challenge you face!
Congrats Steel, hope it all works out for you!
"I have always told whoever is or was in charge that I was never a good option for this kind of job."
Given the things you've said about the administration, maybe that's why you were given the job?
That could probably be interpreted quite badly lol. So let me finish with a heartfelt congratulations!
Thanks guys, your kind words really mean a lot to me and are deeply appreciated.
gamingeek said:
But you really should be here in England examining my anus.
What are you waiting for then mate? Hop on Skype and let me see those cheeks and arsehole in TRUE HD.
And afterwards you can start on the medical examination.
Hey congrats Steel! I've always been impressed with you running the HIV ward as long as you have. It's something I admire more than I can say. Anyway you deserve the chance to move on and I think will be fantastic for you. Congrats again man. Very very happy for you.
Congrats Steel...go home and blast some Coroner in celebration.
I feel you on the job taking its toll thing. I have a shitty job and have felt the same way for awhile now. Usually, its more about the idiots you work with than the job itself.
SteelAttack said:
gamingeek said:
But you really should be here in England examining my anus.What are you waiting for then mate? Hop on Skype and let me see those cheeks and arsehole in TRUE HD.
I don't trust you. You'll record it.
Thanks guys!
gamingeek said:I don't trust you. You'll record it.
Only for investigation purposes.
A couple weeks ago, I was offered another sort-of-managing position at the Hospital where I work. As some of you might know, I have been in charge of the HIV Clinic for a little over 5 years now. It's been great overall, but it has also been exceedingly demanding and tiring, both physically and mentally. I feel drained and spent day in and day out. I have to deal on a daily basis with conflict-generating, union-protected personnel, with being left alone in the trenches by the higher-ups at the state's health program, and with a couple NGOs that instead of focusing on the wellbeing of the patients, show more interest in harassing the people that work here thanks to a network of informants they have within my own ranks, even getting as far as having a few key members of our work team moved to another areas, all under the complacent view of the powers that be (they are scared shitless of bad press, of all things).
I have always told whoever is or was in charge that I was never a good option for this kind of job. I have no formal administrative background since my formation is clinic first and foremost, yet I have always given a 100% effort in order to get things working and despite what external pressure might led people to believe, I think we have achieved some key successes in our quest to offering better attention every day. Our virologic control indicators are above the national average, and our user complaints are quite low when contrasted with the amount of people we see every day, not to mention we have to work with the same amount of doctors that other centers with half or even a third of the patients we treat.
I've been asked to join the Internal Medicine ward of the hospital, as chief of staff (lol administrative position again). I immediately said yes. I would be working directly under the chief of the entire Medicine Division which is a cardiologist I deeply respect since he was a key figure during my residence years. It's a completely different work environment, not without difficulties but with a significant difference: The difficulties are always because of the lack of resources to work with and not because of the people around you. My resignation has been at the Director's desk for a week now, and they are in the process of finding a suitable replacement for me here, so it could take a few weeks more to get things sorted out. I honestly don't see myself here for another year, let alone five more because like I said earlier, it has really taken its toll on both my physical and mental wellbeing.
Other than my wife, I have few people to share this kind of stuff with so please forgive the wall of text. I think of you as close friends all the time.