How long is too long to wait?
I’ve been thinking about quitting my current office for a couple of months now. We haven’t had a doctor since May, they all quit and I’m currently the only DA at my job. There hasn’t been any push to hire a second assistant even though the last one quit and they want to have two assistants in the office, supposedly. These past couple months, myself and the hygienists have been having to do damage control with patients because of our doctor turnover rate and the patients are getting fed up with it.
Well we finally have a new doctor starting next week, but I’m so burnt out and over this office that I’m not sure if I want to stay anymore. I do like a decent amount of the patients and my coworkers, but I’ve been seeing other job postings with way better pay than I’m currently making as the starting hourly rate. The new doctor seems nice but I’ve only met him once. I also don’t think I’m not a great at judging people’s character as I thought the last doctor I worked with at this job was nice but she would apparently talk shit about my assisting skills behind my back.
I just don’t see myself still being at this place come the next year if it continues as it is but I don’t know if I should bite the bullet and leave now as soon as I can or if I should stay and give the new doctor a chance. My office is a shit show, currently, but maybe he could turn it around? What do you guys think?
Posted Aug 5, 2025, 10:06 PM UTC