I Hope No One Hires You

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Yeah, this is a rant. I had a nurse quit today....no notice. I really hope karma comes back and bites her in the butt. No excuse whatsoever for quitting without notice.

Specializes in LTC, Psych, M/S.

I live in a RTW state where you can/will get fired for any reason/no reason....and no notice. Street runs both ways. In my LTC experience they were pretty casual about letting people go.

Maybe this nurse came upon an issue that she didn't feel would be resolved so decided to quit before get fired.

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.
I live in a RTW state where you can/will get fired for any reason/no reason....and no notice. Street runs both ways. In my LTC experience they were pretty casual about letting people go.

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Actually, you are describing "employee at will."

Right to work means that, even if it's a union shop, you have the right to work there even if you choose not to join the union.

An employee at will can be terminated at anytime for any legal reason. Employee may also resign without notice, but may face the possibility of not being hired elsewhere. I had a coworker resign with one days notice at about the same time I was leaving. She really didn't seem to have a reason to leave so precipitously. She later applied to where I was now the manager. She did not get an interview.

Resigning without notice is a huge red flag.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, M/S.

True. Maybe she didn't work there long enough to have to list the facility as a reference or maybe she has already found other employment. Maybe she felt the job "wasn't a good fit" and she was probably going to get fired, anyway. Who knows.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

It amazes me that all y'all are making excuses for bad, unprofessional behavior. She's not a new nurse, not a kid, had no counselings....she's just a creep who quit leaving her co-workers high and dry.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, M/S.

Attendance problems/turnover/job jumping is problem in health care ( especially LTC) what can/should be done it?

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

I've been working since age 11. In all that time, the only job I ever came close to quitting without notice was at a nursing home.

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I've been working since age 11. In all that time, the only job I ever came close to quitting without notice was at a nursing home.

Do people do this because its a risk for losing license type of thing? How do people then apply to another job and explain the time gap for when they were at the place they suddenly quit at? Surely no one lists this on their resume, or do they?

I just wonder about these things. Do people actually list where they worked and then check "it is not okay to contact this employer"?

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Specializes in retired LTC.

CCM, you have a vacancy! Too bad you're too far for me to travel or I'd want to be on your doorstep first thing in the morning applying!

It's something that some people feel like they're 'sticking it to the man' when they quit without notice. Doesn't work that way!

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, M/S.
Do people do this because its a risk for losing license type of thing? How do people then apply to another job and explain the time gap for when they were at the place they suddenly quit at? Surely no one lists this on their resume, or do they?

I just wonder about these things. Do people actually list where they worked and then check "it is not okay to contact this employer"?

Hopefully a nurse manager will give their POV on this but nurses do often find other employment after quitting/getting fired. I think especially if you have a certain type of experience/willingness to work certain shifts, or if you are applying where nobody else wants to work then the new place is willing to overlook what happened in your last job. But unless you did something that violated the nurse practice act (quitting is not) then you will not be reported.

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CCM, you have a vacancy! Too bad you're too far for me to travel or I'd want to be on your doorstep first thing in the morning applying!/QUOTE]

I thought the same thing! I'd come & work for you in a heartbeat, CCM, .....just can't do that 17-hour commute.....

In all seriousness, though, I hope you find a new nurse soon. And I wouldn't be surprised if the one who quit suddenly appears again, asking for her old job back! I've seen it happen plenty of times.

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It amazes me that all y'all are making excuses for bad, unprofessional behavior. She's not a new nurse, not a kid, had no counselings....she's just a creep who quit leaving her co-workers high and dry.

Based on what you have said, your facility seems pretty nice. I'm just not the type of person to pass judgement and diminish another human being by calling them a creep, idiot, or whatever. Especially when we (or apparently you) don't know the whole story. This person who worked for you, could have had a family crisis or some other huge problem to face! I would hope that my former employers HOPE that I do well, or do better in my life going forward, despite any mistkes I may/may not have made according to people who aren't in my shoes.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

I'm at the facility almost every day and everyone has my phone number. All she had to do was talk to me...not leave a note under my door.

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