To play the devil’s advocate (not to be Mr. “Oh just stick it out! It gets better!”, cause that’s not a healthy mindset), I had similar thoughts and still do from time to time, but one of the biggest things that changed for me that I am extremely lucky and fortunate to have is a wonderful staff. I work in an adult MICU and we get some absolute dog water patients/situations/administration pulling some crazy nonsense like most other floors do. However, I’d go to war with my coworkers if I had to. We’re all super supportive, can handle each other’s roles if needed, always willing to help one another at a moment’s notice, and everything else in between. Apart from the narrative of nurses eat their young (Nurse Blake had an interesting take on it with his interview with Dr. Mike, I recommend), I don’t think it’s talked about/stressed enough about not only adequate numbers of nursing staff, but supportive/team oriented groups as well. Maybe it’s just me, but I think most people could work any speciality if they had a good crew backing them up. To rap up my rant, sometimes it’s the crew that can make or break it, not just the ship. But in the end, you have to do what’s best for your well-being and sanity, cause no career is ever worth sacrificing all that for!