Decisions Made Up

Last Wednesday, I received a call from my previous clinic manager asking me to apply back to her clinic for office hour job as she had vacancy. I was elated and felt good that she had remembered me as well as treasured me enough to have asked me back to join her team.
Office hours was what I had always hoped for since being put to shift duty hours due to my Advanced Diploma studies. I ended the call telling her that I would consider and put up my application for transfer when I had come back to work this week.

During the rest of last week, I spent my time pondering over this offer as well as asking around on why would
I be asked to come back. I was told that the clinic manager had promoted her 'pet' to a Nursing Clinician role and thus, she is now lacking of a nurse who can run the clinic efficiently.
Hmm, that makes more sense to me. She promoted her 'pet', thus she need someone who would know clinic operations, chemotherapy drug regimes at finger tips, inpatient ward functions and lastly, a good phlebotomist to ensure bloods are taken efficiently. So who else best to call than to look for me? *Proud of myself* Sounds good to me!
Ok, so now back to thinking of my ward relations and job doing shift hours... My current ward manager does treat me quite well, although she claims that she ain't holding back my promotion to SSN. She was also quite compassionate and accommodative to me when my grandma was taken ill last year as well as when I had personal issues to settle. She also have given me my due respect and doesn't treat me badly. She has also been very supportive of my degree studies and has given me much allowances to take leave for my study purpose. If I do leave and be poached by my ex-manager, it sounds like a 'betrayal' to me. It is like being ungrateful to my current manager for treating me so well.
Moreover, if do go back to clinic office hours, I would have to forego up to nearly $400 worth of shift-allowances monthly.
Plus, I would miss some of my colleagues whom I work well with and go back to the clinic where politics is bountiful, which I dislike. I totally hate playing politics!

Today, I went to my clinic and had a good talk with my ex-manager. I told her that I had degree studies to concentrate on this year and immediately I was told that she ain't supportive of my studies as she can't accommodate to allowing me to leave work punctually for my classes or to allow me to take leave adhoc for my studies/exams if I need to. I was also given the impression that the level of politics currently is even higher than that when I left the clinic nearly 3 years ago.

Hence, my decision has been concluded. I am staying in my ward with shift work hours until I get my degree before making my next step. Or at least I would see what my ward manager offers me when my bond ends in June before making my next move to consider leaving KK or continue until my degree course ends and I am guaranteed a degree certification.

Clear cut. No more dilemma. Settled.