I am giving my notice tomorrow. I have finally had it!!!

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I work in a nursing home and hate this place with a passion. When I ask for help the other aides with either not help me or give my a serious attitude. My favorite is the "that person is a one transfer" (which I do not feel comfortable with). I plan on going back to home care were you can get to know your residents instead of just taking them to the bathroom. Thanks for hearing my vent lol.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.

I gave notice to my job today too. The pay is low, my coworkers are awful, and the conditions are terrible. Sadly this is supposed to be an "upper-scale" facility. Yikes. Good luck with your new job!

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Specializes in ER, CRITICAL CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH.

Good luck with your search! The good part is that we do have other choices in this profession. Isn't that wonderful! :-)

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You will find the opportunity for job satisfaction to be much greater in home care.

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Yea I have worked in home care before and really did enjoy it. At least you get to do your job correctly lol.

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Good luck Rosey. Sorry that you'd had to deal with co-workers like that. Their loss.

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Specializes in LTC, Home Health.

I have walked in your shoes before. My first CNA job was very stressful. The management treated the staff like dirt, the union granted positions to those who truly were not fit for the job thus creating a hostile working environment for many. Some of the older CNA's/Union Reps were really nasty to the newer CNA's. One day, I just had enough. I called the office and told them effective immediately, I was quitting. I regret not giving the proper notice, but I don't regret leaving one bit. I found a position somewhere else that offered me more flexibility and way more money. :yeah::yeah:

I commend you on your decision to branch out and find something new. Make sure you have another job lined up already. Stick to your guns on giving proper notice. You might need them as a reference one day. Quitting worked out great for me. I hope it does the same for you Good Luck!

:D

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Specializes in Cardiac ICU.

Congrats!!! I went thru the same thing, and my last day is tomorrow :)

The funny thing is that after you give your notice and you tell people you're leaving, they will all start being nicer to you. I definitely know how much they truly appreciated me and how good I really was at my job after this past month. They almost made me cry last nite. And I have to say goodbye to my favorite residents tomorrow nite :(

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Specializes in Cardiac ICU.

Oh, and I gave ample notice and gave them absolutely no reason to be upset with me when I left. I gave my notice on Jan 5th so that they could plan for my absence in Feb scheduling and said that I would work all scheduled shifts remaining, not just leave in 2 weeks. I'm glad I did it that way because the administrators were very understanding and still tell me to use them as a reference at any time.

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Specializes in med/surg and Tele.

I hope that all of you people that are quitting on the spot, already have a job lined up. Plus! You should always give two weeks notice no matter how much you hate the place. Reason being is that, a new employer will usually call the previous place of work and ask how you performed in your job. If you left on good terms and didnt burn any bridges they will say that you were an exccelent asset to their team and you would be missed there, also that they would be making the right choice in hiring you. If you up and quit out of the blue they can say all sorts of nasty things about you that might not even be true. for instance how you called out all the time of showed up late all the time. Sometimes in know its really hard, but never just call up and quit. Do it professionally, because you never know when you might need their help in the future.

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I have been working in home health now for a little over a month as my first job as a CNA. I am trying to decide if I should move on to a facility as a more stable, and better money, employment. I am not getting very many hours...but LOVE my job! What sort of experience do you recommend if you are not happy and returning to home health? Are you happy with the money in both? What are the pros and cons of both? Why are you going back to home health? Thanks! :confused: I understand this particular place is not treating you right.

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Specializes in LTC, Home Health.

It is very important to give two weeks notice before leaving a job. I don't condone quitting without notice. It is not the right thing to do. You never know if you will need them as a reference. I did it once. That was the situation that I just wrote about. I was younger, less mature and completely overwhelmed. There were days when I went home and cried because of how badly I was picked on by the older CNA's or how pitiful my paycheck looked after doing a 64 hour work week. I put up with it for over a year. It was too much for me to bare and I should have went about it differently, but that was over 5 years ago. I have since built stronger references. I am sorry If my post sounded like I was trying to encourage quitting without notice. That wasn't my intention. I just want people to know that you don't have to be stuck at a place you can't stand. There are other options out there.

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