I hate my job more than any other job I can remember... and that's saying a lot. As with any other position, there are nice coworkers and annoying ones. I don't feel really CLOSE to my coworkers, but most of them are nice enough. It's really the job, and the unit that I absolutely HATE. 99.9% off the time it's pure CHAOS - new orders, patient meltdowns, change in conditions, more new orders, changes, and problems. It's just hard to explain how unpleasant of an environment this is to work in.
Almost like you would have to see it to believe it! I dislike this job so much (the ironic thing is that I fought hard to get this job and was very WRONG about what type of nursing job I would be best in).
I have tried to stick it out, hating it most of the time, but trying to convince myself that I SHOULD stay for experience, or whatever other reason I come up with!
Unfortunately, now, after yet another terrible shift, I am to the point where I don't even think I can bring myself to finish out a 2wk notice. I tried to give it a chance, and even make myself like it, but I hate it just as much and don't think I have the patience to even complete a 2wk's notice of resignation.
Have you ever felt this way? I have another job lined up and would just like to QUIT!
If you just quit and never show up it will haunt you forever. You will be on a.bad note with your employer and when looking for a new job and you have to answer that dreaded: Can we contact this employer? question you can either say No and risk not getting a call for an interview or you can say yes and get a bad reference and still not get the job.
So just put in your two week notice and don't burn any bridges.
If you quit without notice and your work doesn't have the means to replace you, they will have to give extra work to your coworkers. The problem with this is that it leads to mistakes, some life threatening. And if that were to happen, it would basically be partly your fault. If you were custodian or cafeteria worker, this would be a whole different discussion
Disagree. I learned early that safe staffing is not my responsibility.
Specializes in SNF, Home Health & Hospice, L&D, Peds.
I understand working a job you hate is extremely difficult but it looks terrible to quit without notice, not only that it will make it more difficult on your co-workers (liked or not, still messed up). Think about how great it will feel when you finish your 2 weeks and you didn't give up! Good luck.
Well for reasons I will not go into here I have recently quit my job with no notice (still within my probationary period). This is the first time I have had to do this. I have always given my 2 week notice. Just don't use this job as a reference, which I would think would be obvious but ya know. I will never even mention I worked there...
Specializes in SNF, Home Health & Hospice, L&D, Peds.
If you just quit and never show up it will haunt you forever. You will be on a.bad note with your employer and when looking for a new job and you have to answer that dreaded: Can we contact this employer? question you can either say No and risk not getting a call for an interview or you can say yes and get a bad reference and still not get the job.
So just put in your two week notice and don't burn any bridges.
No you don't even mention you worked there period. And as for the "haunt you forever" statement, I doubt that is true, certainly isn't for me. Some places are just that bad!
Specializes in SNF, Home Health & Hospice, L&D, Peds.
I recommend you immediately see HR and tell them everything you have told us here with absolute objectivity and no emotion whatsoever.
Then tell them you are resigning as a result of the issues, and would happily leave today, but will stick it out two weeks more out of courtesy if they need that much time to replace you.
It is likely that they will let you off the hook and mutually break their contract with you immediately.
If they don't do that, and want you to stay 2 weeks, I think you are morally fine to quit anyway, just be willing to take the consequences. I don't think it will affect your future job, but it likely elk affect your ability to work At that location again. If you don't care, and would rather be homeless than work there again, then I don't see much of a reason not to just leave.
By the way, employers do not risk their livelihoods speaking negatively about their ex employees. They tell your prospective employer when you started, how much you earned when and why you left. The why you left part is simply, whether you resigned, were laid off or were fired. They may be able to sneak in if you left without notice, but this is iffy.
If they say anything else they know you can sue and win. So they don't.
I know this is a little off topic but,
I would like to know who to contact because I have just been hired and the DON asked me about my attendance because one employer and she did tell me specifically who told her, I had excessive absences which was dishonest. The (prior) DON (at old job)had written me up for excessive absenteeism. I had only 2 call outs in a year. After the 2nd call out (the 2 were far apart) she took me into her office to give me the write up. She took into account a week period where I had my shifts covered, (all except one which I worked) because I had (unexpected) family visit. As I said I covered all but 1 shift that I worked but she added that time that the shifts were covered in to calculate the percentage. She was being very punitive which I brought to the administrators attention and asked for it to be removed from my file. Obviously it wasn't and I would like to know if I have any recourse because I was turned down for other jobs and thought this might be the issue but I now know for sure.
Specializes in SNF, Home Health & Hospice, L&D, Peds.
Under what circumstances is it OK to quit without notice?
When you leave in the middle of the night to joint the witness protection program, as I'm sure that's what happened with a former colleague of mine whose husband was an important witness in an organized crime trial.
One former co-worker left without notice when she received word that her parents had been killed in a car accident and she had three young siblings at home alone (the oldest was 13) in another state. She managed not to burn any bridges -- and the manager even recommended her for a day position in the hospital back home where she stayed to raise her siblings.
When you've had a CVA during CPR class and your doctor says you won't be able to work as a nurse until you can remember how to count and do simple mathematics again.
When your place of employment has been flattened by a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or avalanche as has your home.
OR every shift you work you are afraid your license is in jeopardy and when you tried to bring serious errors & circumstances to the DON's attention you are summarily dismissed, as was my experience. I have been a nurse for 26 years and until that job had always given 2 weeks notice.
Specializes in SNF, Home Health & Hospice, L&D, Peds.
I stated in a earlier post that OP sanity and health is most important. I guarantee you I don't "lack real world work experience". Putting in a 2 week notice and working out the noticeis of course the best choice. However, there maybe a time when you may not be able to. Just my opinion.
Specializes in SNF, Home Health & Hospice, L&D, Peds.
I only read a few comments, but I agree with what I've seen. Don't quit without notice unless your life and health are SERIOUSLY in danger. Being that this is a nursing forum, it's safe to assume you are involved in taking care of patients. When you chose to take this job, you accepted the responsibility to help these people. If you quit without notice and your work doesn't have the means to replace you, they will have to give extra work to your coworkers. The problem with this is that it leads to mistakes, some life threatening. And if that were to happen, it would basically be partly your fault. If you were custodian or cafeteria worker, this would be a whole different discussion
Are you joking? No mistake would be that nurse's fault! That is a ridiculous statement. The management should work the floor if they are that short... I know crazy idea huh?!
I quit a job that I had only worked for 8 weeks without a notice. It's the first time in my life I ever walked away. I felt that I was going to lose my license. I also worked weekends 110 miles away, my weekday organization wasn't even located in the county that I worked weekends in and they threatened to fire me for conflict of interest, telling me that I would be immediately dismissed. I informed my references (that worked at the weekend job) that they would be getting calls because I was quitting. My weekend company offered me full-time employment. I called up my weekday employer and told them that I was still employed at the other job and expected them to honor their treat to fire me immediately. I have now received 8 phone calls from HR wanting an exit interview. Nothing will change at this company so I just keep erasing the messages.
I worked as a manager in a small hospital which kept delivering babies when they had no business doing so. We had one horrible event which should have never happened and we had JCAHO coming. I managed to get the delivery room purged and locked and got rid of all evidence that we ever had a delivery service. We passed JCAHO and the following week admin was trying to get the OB service going again. I told them if they persisted I would call JCAHO and spill the beans and they laughed. I called an agency and got coverage for my next day's shift, went to admin and told them exactly what they could do with their hospital and walked out the door never to look back. And my paychecks from this place frequently bounced.
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If you just quit and never show up it will haunt you forever. You will be on a.bad note with your employer and when looking for a new job and you have to answer that dreaded: Can we contact this employer? question you can either say No and risk not getting a call for an interview or you can say yes and get a bad reference and still not get the job.
So just put in your two week notice and don't burn any bridges.