Has anybody gotten out of a contract?

[prudence09]

I was just wondering if anybody had gotten out of their contract before the money was given to them. I am thinking about going to HR and telling them I want out of mine. I want out for many different reasons and regret ever signing it. I know if I work for a year or so I might be able to find another job where they can buy me out but it just seems easier to just go ahead and get out while I can. Any advice?

[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

you did not take the money yet? ask hr if you can get out of the contract. if they say "no" then talk to a lawyer. i did not sign a contract for a long period of time but i did take money as reimbursement for expenses for licensure etc... as a result i have to work it off for a year. well i do not plan to do that...!!!! i will end my contract with a little over 6 months since signing and pay my way out of the rest (it was not a lot of money and that was the penalty issued in the contract). i would rather do that then to show up another day more then i have to... i hate working at my current hospital and have found a new job at a different hospital to start soon. the thoughts of my new job is the only thing that gets me through the shifts working on the worse floor in my hospital.

-heading for the hills soon!!!