So last night I got a call from a good friend I graduated with. She'd had a bad day at work, seemingly similar to quite a few people from my class. You know, I don't recall a class on how to deal with bad work environments or questionable bosses. No one mentioned that the first job of our careers might not be the dream job we always imagined it to be.
And I never realized how hard this pharmacy residency might be so hard. I'm so tired that I can't think straight anymore. And these 12 hour shifts are killing me (and leaving very little time for all the reading and projects I need to get done).
So about that conversation; It was good to have a conversation with someone who wasn't from work. With someone who still remembered what intense learning could be like. With someone who knew what it was like to be a new pharmacist. With someone I'd had numerous late night phone chats working through our frustrations together. It was great, but at over 3 hours after a 12 hour shift, it left me a little tired today. So once again, my project did not get worked on. Ah well, I think I work best with that looming deadline anyway.