Quote from vanRN12
I thought I was going I love nursing, and I'm a very hard worker... However, I got my first job as a new grad in a transitional care facility. I care for 15+ patients 3-11. I was hired with one of my classmates. The DON called me into her office a few weeks after we started orientation and said to me "your friend isn't doing as well as you are!" I was horrified that she told me this. Then she asked if I wanted 32 or 40 hours. With a son at home I asked I if I could first try 40 hours and if fit got to too much I would go down to 32. She said fine. When I asked to go down to 32. She cut my shift by 2 hours, which gave me 30 hours for a five day week. She said it was because of the census and if I chose to go down to 32 I would loose my position. So I started applying o other places, one of them was the se company but a hospital setting. They seemed very interested, and suddenly told me their positions were filled. So I began to wonder of maybe they sabotaged me by giving a bad reference. So I had my husband call pretending he was hr from a local hospital-- I know, crazy-- he ended up getting the secretary and didn't speak to the manager. But the next day I got a phone call from her saying " I'm a bit confused, are you quitting? Because I took you in as a new grad and I don't want to get screwed." I was horrified. How unprofessional, first of all I would obviously give a notice if I were quitting. Second, I have the right to better my situation-- as of now I see my son for max one hour m-f. She is makin me feel so guilty. I feel like I'm stuck there! If a better position comes along, I'm afraid she will deliberately sabotage any opportunity I get. They are very unprofessional there and I feel like I screwed myself by starting my career there. What do I do!?
Hugs!!!!
You are a new grad, which still gives you an advantage...utilize your instructors, and your nursing school as well. I avoided my manager to obtain the job I am leaving, by utilizing clinical instructors (most employees identify them as managers/supervisors), my co-worker who was a clinical coordinator and was my immediate supervisor. And although avoided sounds maybe cowardly to some people as a type, it's residual introversion. I wanted to spread my wings and for a better job. I'm a new grad myself, and I stayed at this facility so I could get the RN experience in acute care. And I kept looking and used other avenues. So keep looking, use your clinical instructors, gain your experience, and fly as a nurse. You are correct, you have a right to have the BEST nursing experience.
As for your nurse manager, she's right, she doesn't want to get screwed...could've said it better, but...*shrugs*...that's her way of communicating her own pressures of keeping her unit fully staffed, nothing against you, but when you are in a position of leadership, you have to make sure your unit is staffed appropriately, and can perform safely. If not, your unit budget takes a hit, which affects the facility and its funding, which determines whether you get more staffing, raises, etc...that's Nursing Leadership 101, and one the reasons I don't desire to be a nurse manager. So throw the boundary line in the sand. Keep working, keep looking, learn all you can possibly can, and you will find that opportunity on your terms.
Dec 30, '12 by LadyFree28Quote from vanRN12Hugs!!!!I thought I was going I love nursing, and I'm a very hard worker... However, I got my first job as a new grad in a transitional care facility. I care for 15+ patients 3-11. I was hired with one of my classmates. The DON called me into her office a few weeks after we started orientation and said to me "your friend isn't doing as well as you are!" I was horrified that she told me this. Then she asked if I wanted 32 or 40 hours. With a son at home I asked I if I could first try 40 hours and if fit got to too much I would go down to 32. She said fine. When I asked to go down to 32. She cut my shift by 2 hours, which gave me 30 hours for a five day week. She said it was because of the census and if I chose to go down to 32 I would loose my position. So I started applying o other places, one of them was the se company but a hospital setting. They seemed very interested, and suddenly told me their positions were filled. So I began to wonder of maybe they sabotaged me by giving a bad reference. So I had my husband call pretending he was hr from a local hospital-- I know, crazy-- he ended up getting the secretary and didn't speak to the manager. But the next day I got a phone call from her saying " I'm a bit confused, are you quitting? Because I took you in as a new grad and I don't want to get screwed." I was horrified. How unprofessional, first of all I would obviously give a notice if I were quitting. Second, I have the right to better my situation-- as of now I see my son for max one hour m-f. She is makin me feel so guilty. I feel like I'm stuck there! If a better position comes along, I'm afraid she will deliberately sabotage any opportunity I get. They are very unprofessional there and I feel like I screwed myself by starting my career there. What do I do!?
Jan 8 by nightengalegoddessYes indeed. Talents more worthy naturally to be a lawyer, or an actor. But that would have been too easy. Nursing includes these two talents and many more that I need to perfect in this life.