I have been employed since May as one of three LC's at a hospital.  I expected to have to prove myself to some extent as the new kid, but I am finding that outright hostility and lots of passive aggressive behavior permeates the environment even now.  I have tried to work better, harder, faster, comply with complaints, and do the best job I can.  I truly love my work.  However, I am feeling undermined and unappreciated.  Without going into more gory details, I would like to know whether other hospital LC's encounter a "them against us" attitude, and how they have dealt with it.  The description of the typical American birth is my exact experience, so I have my work cut out for me re breastfeeding.  I really don't understand where it is coming from  or why this is happening, but it has been so since day one.  

Hanging in there, barely.
PJE [log in to unmask]

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