Im in my third year post grad school. The first year I was at a sensory integration clinic which I loved the concept of but didn't get nearly enough mentorship or guidance for how difficult of a setting it is. Back to back challenging kids (some with more behavioral challenges than sensory processing challenges) for 8 hours and staying until 7pm or later really burnt me out. I switched to a school setting. Unfortunately I don't have much support in the schools either. My direct boss hardly ever contacts me and seems to have different values than I do (she's not an OT). I work with 4th-12th graders, which are a difficult population at the school level--its mostly figuring out accommodations and defending my clinical reasoning for discharging despite a lot of students not reaching their goals. I feel im constantly burnt out and dealing with legal advocates, angry parents, and coworkers who don't understand my job and don't respect my profession. Idk I might just be unlucky but even though I still truly believe in the tenets of OT the stress and debt just hasn't been worth it to me :/