I’m a nurse and I’m 22 years old. I’ve been working at a hospital not quite far from my house. Now my rant is about my boss! I’ve worked for this man for 6 months. This man just doesn’t know how to talk to his employees. He insults us at every given time with words like stupid, dumb, foolish. The nurses do practically all the work for him because he doesn’t have admin staff, pharmacist, lab scientist and all—we do all the work. And there is so much pressure on me especially because I do almost all the admin work for him, but this man is so ungrateful. So fast forward to yesterday, he really really got on my nerves with all his blabbing that I’ve been enduring. I spoke back at him. I didn’t say everything that was on my mind, but I said a lot which I know really shocked him because he always sees me as the quiet and foolish one, because I don’t talk, so he always says anything he wants to say to me.
Now I want to resign and my mum is busy insisting on me staying there until I get a better job, but what about my own peace of mind? I’m not happy. I’ve lost weight because of the stress. I only have 4 days off in a month. I don’t have time for myself because I’m always on morning duty. I said I will just start a small business before I get a better job. She still refused. What does she want me to do? There are no good paying hospitals in this yeye place and I don’t have anyone I can stay with if I get a job in Abuja because accommodation is very expensive there. Please advise me. Should I just do what I want or continue working in this nightmare of a hospital?