I am a new grad and was recently hired at a local company. I was hired on as a tech so that I can get familiar with the floor, and will be doing my NCLEX next week. Last night, we were overstaffed. I requested to go home so that I can study. However, I also noticed that we will be fully staffed again tonight. I am really wanting to stay home so that I can prepapre for my NCLEX. Since I just started though, I am apprehensive if my NM will think that I am less than a desired employee for asking off tonight again. What would you do?
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I'll be the lone wolf here, but I think it is equally wrong to be studying on work time. When you go to work, you are there to work. You can certainly study on your break, but otherwise, you should be working. Believe me, there will be people who will talk if you are seen sitting at the desk studying, particularly if there was grumbling about you taking a day off to study.
Maybe it's just my personal pet peeve, but I think it's wrong for people to conduct personal business at work. I look at it like "stealing" in a way from your employer. Your employer isn't paying you to study for NCLEX (or, in the case of other people, text/surf the net/talk on cell phones/read People magazine, etc.)
You are going to be stuck with these co-workers. Do not tick them off this early in the game by always being the one that wants to go home (even if this won't always be true, you will spend months/years changing their minds about it).
Go in, plan to work like you are paid to do & secretly hope you get sent home early.
I wouldn't call in. It would be easier for you to recover from failing the NCLEX (frustrating, but you can take it again) than to recover from making a bad early impression on your boss and coworkers.
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I'll be the lone wolf here, but I think it is equally wrong to be studying on work time. When you go to work, you are there to work. You can certainly study on your break, but otherwise, you should be working. Believe me, there will be people who will talk if you are seen sitting at the desk studying, particularly if there was grumbling about you taking a day off to study.
Maybe it's just my personal pet peeve, but I think it's wrong for people to conduct personal business at work. I look at it like "stealing" in a way from your employer. Your employer isn't paying you to study for NCLEX (or, in the case of other people, text/surf the net/talk on cell phones/read People magazine, etc.)
Study on your own time, on your own dime.