Stay or leave GC?
Hi all! Recent ish grad here, been in clinic for a ~3 years. I'm currently feeling pretty disheartened and am not sure where to go next with my career.
After graduating I really wanted a job in my hometown which is a major city, but it's very competitive so i eneded up accepting a position out of state. I thought my first job out of school was going to be my dream job and it ended up being a poor fit - the job didn't match the description and I felt like I wasn't getting the autonomy I needed to grow. I still wasn't able to get a role in my city of choice, but accepted another clinic based role that's geographically closer to my family and friends, because my first job was really bad for my mental health and it was difficult being so far from loved ones. While this role is a little bit better, I'm still pretty unhappy with my experience in this field so far and feel like my skills/expertise as a whole are not valued. I don't know if this is typical across the industry or if I've had bad luck? I love seeing patients and patient care, and I still think genetics is really interesting, but I'm considering quitting this role to move back home to my major city and just see what happens, even if that means I leave the field permanently.
Idk what to do next if a GC job in my hometown doesn't pop up. I'd love to stay in patient care, so maybe nursing? But I really can't afford more loans. I know I'm lucky to have had two offers in such a bad market, but I'm feeling jaded after working so hard to match and finish graduate school. The idea of taking a pay cut also really stings when I'm in so much debt from my graduate program.