Trapped

Feeling trapped is a terrible feeling. Some people feel the daily pressure of confinement from the amount of debt they have acquired others feel confined by a life less than what they had planned for. And others, like myself feel trapped in a job that makes them miserable. Why stay? Here are a few of my reasons:

1. It is 3 weeks before Christmas. Who would quit a job right before Christmas time? Staying employed gives a sense of peace when it comes to buying gifts for two little boys.

2. We are still in the middle of a recession. I have many friends who are dealing with unemployment from both adults in the family. While I may be unhappy with this job, at least we have the secure of two incomes right now.

3. Nursing is a difficult profession to get a job in right now. It took me months to find this job. The reason it was so difficult boils down to experience. The more experience you have, the better the job you can receive. I am building experience.

4. I will soon be confined at home with a newborn. I can tough out a few more weeks or months of misery for those first few months just staying at home with my new baby.

5. I have NEVER been one to quit. Call it stubborn, call it stupid. It might be the challenge...I don't know. But it kills me to quit anything.

6. I am in debt with the federal government for my nursing degree. I need money to pay back all those student loans.

So, why is my job so miserable? It's not the patients and it isn't the work. I love being a nurse. I hate my job because I work for a lady that will call you into her office and call you a piece of dirt to your face. Who sits behind a desk and barks orders at everyone and has no idea what it is like to actually work on the floor. A woman so terrible that she makes at least one person cry a day. And I feel sad that one person can make so many other people miserable. It really is a shame that someone with as much power as she possesses can't use that to inspire and uplift people. Instead of grinding them into the ground with her fake heels. Oh, and in case you want to know what she looks like I have included a picture.

She really does look like Rosanne Barr from the movie She Devil. (mole included)