I had eight jobs last year, I'm tired of job hopping. Advice for this year?

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Last year I had eight jobs as a LPN. I'm so tired of job hopping and just want to stay put. I take full responsibility and admit that I'm not good at making good decisions when it comes to employment. Here is my history from last year.

1. LTC, held from 6-2010-6/2011. I went PRN while finishing up school, they did not contact me at all to work so therefore I resigned

2. LTC, held from 05/2011-07/2011- Was the not the right fit, constantly overwhelmed and was given unsafe assignments, therefore I left

3.Ped HH, 07/2011-10/2011 did not care for this at all, felt like over paid babysitter

4. Another peds, HH From 8/2011-08/2011, case was not working for me

5. Methadone clinic 07/2011-present PRN. Have not been asked to work

6. School nurse agency- 07/2011- present, PRN, I'm still here and its going okay. I work for them 1-2 times a month

7. LTC, 10/2011-11/2011, hired for parttime but then fired due to schedule conflict with school ( which I told them my avail. when I started)

8. ALF 8/2011-9/2011, this place was a hellhole, I did not last through orientation

*** I seriously need help. I don't know what my problem is. I feel as though I'm always so desperate and I take the first job that hires me without being one hundred percent sure. I have burnt so many bridges and I do want to change. I'm starting this year out on the wrong foot as well, but that is another post.... I'm getting my RN license soon and now I'm left with the question on whether to quit my newly secured part-time job in a methadone clinic to get clinical experience in the hospital when the opportunity arrives. I really want to work as a RN in the hospital but I can't sit around and do nothing while waiting. It could take a really long time. Ofcourse if someone offers me a RN job with full time and bennies I would be inclined to take it. This is making me so depressed. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Specializes in LTC.
get over the drama, too. figure out (with your counselor) a better way to get attention.

thanks greentea, i posted this thread just to get attention, thanks for giving it to me :)

Thanks GreenTea, I posted this thread just to get attention, thanks for giving it to me :)

ha! ;)

just reminding you that you can request to have this thread closed at any time.

it sounds like you've made some concrete steps, and you're headed in the right direction.

much luck to you, nlj!

leslie

Agreed and thanks for giving me a reality check. BTW- the fact that I called in sick did not get me fired, it was not being able to attend orientation as scheduled due to my school schedule, per my termination documentation. Never the less it was not a smart idea.

You're splitting hairs. You didn't show up for orientation whatever the reason. Bound to **** off TPTB.

Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.
I would just wait until you graduate and then have a "clean slate" resume and not even list all that stuff.

Personally, I believe this is bad advice. Had a lady waste my time on this very crap today. Didn't get her the job, just ticked me off.

Just this morning I was asked to do a 2nd interview by the CNA staffing manager. She brought the candidate in and I did a real quick review of the application which showed only 2 jobs in the past year (had quit both within 3 months). All the rest of the "previous employment" lines were left blank and I couldn't help but notice the candidate had graduated high school in 1982. I also commented to her that she looked familiar to me and she agreed she knew me from somewhere.

Long story short, upon further questioning she had worked in nearly every local nursing home within the last 2 years. Admitted to me when I directly asked that she had never held a job (in any industry) over a year in her entire life.

OP: Hold onto what you have no so you can begin to show a pattern of an ability to hold onto a job. This will be vital to your success as a RN. Also, please know, that I have NEVER had a job that didn't have something I absolutely despised about it.

Specializes in LTC.
ha! ;)

just reminding you that you can request to have this thread closed at any time.

it sounds like you've made some concrete steps, and you're headed in the right direction.

much luck to you, nlj!

leslie

I didn't know that. Moderators if you are still awake please close this thread. I received great responses, no need to keep it open.

Specializes in RETIRED Cath Lab/Cardiology/Radiology.

Thread closed per request.

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