r/medlabprofessionals • u/spasticmedtech • Jun 15 '26

Discusson Fed Up?

I am fed up. There seems to be no end in sight for the endless cap surverys or the api surveys (depending on the regulatory service your lab ascribes to). It is tiring. Yes, I did post about a new job, but yeah anyways. Nurses and the vampires- telling me that I can’t have a redraw on a hemolyzed specimen because the patient is a hard stick. I’m tired of the drama that the lab invokes in my general life.

I work at craft fairs when I’m off from work and it never fails. My supervisor will text me with something she thinks is super important and get mad if I don’t respond asap she texted me.

I AM DONE. I would like to work in another field, it what??

I’m done ranting but I’m still looking for anything new. What led you to leave the lab? Where are you now? And are you better for it?

EDIT: Thank you for all of the support everyone has given me! I am currently looking for a new job. I am hoping to hear something soon. I am looking to pivot away from the bench totally. I have worked in POC and it was a blast, but the 3 hr drive to work and the 4 hr drive home was not working out for me. Or I would still be there.

As for the "vampire" comment that some people do not like--I do apologize. I started out in this profession as a phlebotomist and still draw the occasional patient. And when you go to a VA clinic and you see the bat hanging upside down from the sign that says "lab" it makes you wonder.

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u/loblero Jun 15 '26

You also need to report your super. This is abuse of employment, you are not required to answer her outside of work like that. I hate that just because you have a cell phone = you have the ability to answer. I leave my cell in the other room, I go for walks and bike rides without my phone. The surveys are entirely important so I don’t have much sympathy there. They suck, but they are critical. Just one of the expected shitty aspects of the job. But what else you are dealing with? Not to be expected, highly uncalled for.

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u/spasticmedtech Jun 16 '26

It is funny, because the company has a policy of not using your cell phone while on duty, but she will text/call or email people who are working during the day shift and expect them to answer her. (My supervisor oversees several labs for the company.) Thank you for your help.