title: Transitions and difficult lessons.
abstract: When it comes down to it, no job is permanent, unless of course one considers parenthood a job. From an employer perspective, employees are dispensable and they will someday no longer be needed. Are these harsh words or reality? Perhaps both. Sometimes a hard dose of reality is necessary to give one perspective or the opportunity to step back, look at the big picture, and find oneself again. Through this article, I hope to alert fellow occupational health nurses to the impermanence of employment. Rather than instill fear, I hope to encourage an openness to the possibilities of change and preparation for life beyond the current job. I am happy to report there is life (and light) on the other side.
authors.affiliation: Litchfield Consulting, Charlemont, MA 01339-9642, USA. sheila@litchfieldconsulting.com
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Litchfield
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D020415:Personnel Downsizing; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce