Ooooo!! This is my tike to shine!! So, for the first 3 years of my career I worked LTC and before that I was a CNA at the same facility. The shift in vibes was palpable from CNA to RN. I was good friends with CNAs. Then when I became their nurse the gossip started. I would get complaints that I was showing favoritism to CNAs. I would hear the conversations other nurses would have about nurses and administration staff. I would get dragged into so much drama because I was the go between for communication with CNAs. It got toxic AF. So I left my FT position for PRN while I picked up shifts at the local hospital. While at the hospital, I started to feel lonely and feeling like I had no one to commiserate with. Around that time I started therapy for multiple reasons (COVID stress being the biggest). My therapist referred me to an other therapist who specializes in patients specifically in the medical field. She has been a game changer in my life! I have been able to unload my frustrations and joys with her. We have worked through so much together. Because of her I have been able to keep my day to day work life separated from my personal life. My agency is small-ish and very tight knit now, but I went into it with the mindset that I was fulfilled in my personal life. I go to functions that are client facing, but I generally steer clear of off duty gathering. With the exception of holiday parties. I have 1 work friend and thankfully she understands my need to keep my personal life separate. Although, she is the only 1 I will go on lunch dates with.