30/08/2026
SUNDAY NIGHT AS A PRACTICE MANAGER…
You’re technically off work.
But your brain has already opened the practice. 😂
You’re thinking about:
Who might call in sick tomorrow.
Whether the roster is actually covered.
That doctor who said,
“Can we talk Monday?”
The email you deliberately did not open on Friday afternoon.
The stock order.
The Medicare issue.
The complaint that might come back.
The accreditation task you know is sitting there.
The staff conversation you’ve been putting off.
And the 14 things you promised yourself you would “deal with next week.”
Meanwhile everyone else in the house is relaxing…
…and you’re mentally running Monday morning reception from the couch.
😂
Practice Managers don’t always get the Sunday scaries because we hate our jobs.
Sometimes it’s because we know how much responsibility is waiting for us when that door opens.
Patients.
Doctors.
Staff.
Money.
Compliance.
Systems.
Problems nobody even knows exist yet.
And somehow we’re expected to walk in Monday morning looking calm like:
“Morning everyone! 😊”
While internally thinking:
Right. Let’s see what caught fire over the weekend.
😂
So tonight, Practice Managers…
Close the laptop.
Put the phone down.
The practice can survive until tomorrow.
Probably.
😏
Who else has already mentally started work tomorrow?
👇 Be honest.
— The Life of a Practice Manager
