Those corporations that promise the un-deliverable should be outed. Stability in an anesthesia department is essential to a smooth operating room that keeps the money coming in. Without anesthesia, there is disruption, leading to questionable practices.
Great write up! I’ve watched this cycle too, where providers chasing the next “big thing,” sold on grand promises that turn out to be smoke and mirrors. In the end, many find themselves returning to the very bridges they once burned. The grass always looks greener until you realize it’s just different turf. Thx, Mike!
I’m currently in a similar situation as an ICU RN. Leaving my current SICU for more pay and different experience. I have great “relationships” with my current unit, we’re like family, and with potential growth in promotion in the future if I stayed. The one takeaway, is if the original plan was for “me” to stay certain amount years to gain experience and chase better pay, then that’s okay? This would seem like I’m chasing the next shiny thing, which I am, but that was the goal the whole time. In the perspective as the RN or future Anesthesia provider.
Hey, you’re absolutely right, there are always nuances that make a move the right one for the individual. Career decisions carry a personal lens. In your case, it sounds like you’re looking to grow your skill set and your income, and that can absolutely be the right call.
Where it often gets tricky, and what I was focusing on more in this piece, is when the decision is based only on money. Especially in the anesthesia world, locums work can look appealing but comes with tradeoffs: tough assignments, difficult environments, and sometimes a little resentment from full-time staff who see locums earning more for the same work without the long-term commitment.
So in your situation, it sounds like you’re being intentional, and that’s a big difference from just chasing the next shiny thing.
Mike, you hit the nail on the head. What looks lush from far away may very well be hiding its own weeds. There’s a counter idiom though… “the grass is greener where you water it”. It is a delusion indeed!
Those corporations that promise the un-deliverable should be outed. Stability in an anesthesia department is essential to a smooth operating room that keeps the money coming in. Without anesthesia, there is disruption, leading to questionable practices.
Great write up! I’ve watched this cycle too, where providers chasing the next “big thing,” sold on grand promises that turn out to be smoke and mirrors. In the end, many find themselves returning to the very bridges they once burned. The grass always looks greener until you realize it’s just different turf. Thx, Mike!
I’m currently in a similar situation as an ICU RN. Leaving my current SICU for more pay and different experience. I have great “relationships” with my current unit, we’re like family, and with potential growth in promotion in the future if I stayed. The one takeaway, is if the original plan was for “me” to stay certain amount years to gain experience and chase better pay, then that’s okay? This would seem like I’m chasing the next shiny thing, which I am, but that was the goal the whole time. In the perspective as the RN or future Anesthesia provider.
Hey, you’re absolutely right, there are always nuances that make a move the right one for the individual. Career decisions carry a personal lens. In your case, it sounds like you’re looking to grow your skill set and your income, and that can absolutely be the right call.
Where it often gets tricky, and what I was focusing on more in this piece, is when the decision is based only on money. Especially in the anesthesia world, locums work can look appealing but comes with tradeoffs: tough assignments, difficult environments, and sometimes a little resentment from full-time staff who see locums earning more for the same work without the long-term commitment.
So in your situation, it sounds like you’re being intentional, and that’s a big difference from just chasing the next shiny thing.
Mike, you hit the nail on the head. What looks lush from far away may very well be hiding its own weeds. There’s a counter idiom though… “the grass is greener where you water it”. It is a delusion indeed!