Hi guys! Just a little vent to get this off my chest. I am formally an elementary Special Ed teacher and also a Preschool Montessori Teacher. I moved to Las Vegas and pursued being an RBT. I genuinely thought I would like this career path but just two days in and I was craving my teaching jobs. For reference, I work at a good ABA company for in-clinic therapy. I have no complaints with the caseloads, the fellow RBTs, families, or admin. I just realized early on that there are aspects of my old job that I miss and i feel much more fulfilled in doing so such as a very predictable Monday to Friday work, no on-calls, the ability to plan lesson plan and activities and implement them, the opportunity to exercise my creativity in school. I understand that as an RBT your job is implementing and the schedule is unpredictable. I honestly thought I would be okay with it but turns out, even though I am capable of the job, I don’t feel as happy and fulfilled as I thought I would. I told my admins last week that i am searching for other opportunities which I did (i got accepted to a teacher role) and i will be starting May 4. They asked me to stay more but i need to prioritize my new job and simply because I really want to move on and do what i love to do best. I feel guilty for quitting even if my job was good but I have to do what is best for me. I don’t want to wait to reach burning out or being unhappy everyday. I had my fair share of sticking to a job that gave me lots of mental struggles before and now my focus is finding a job that can feed me and more importantly something i can do for a long time. I found that and I don’t want to miss the opportunity. I am just currently dealing with the feeling of guilt.
But my RBT clinic has survived before me and will survive after me. We are all dispensable anyway. But if there are any RBTs or those willing to pursue the career in Las Vegas, feel free to DM me as I would recommend my current work. They’re really great! RBT job just isn’t for me.