this is why I want to call off on my last day

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I have given my two weeks notice in and I'm tempting to call off on my last day. I was wondering why my coworkers have been doing this but now I totally understand.

I was treated very differently in my last two weeks: People order lunch take-outs without asking me, they sit at different tables during lunches. One day, I was the only one without an orientee. Those who I considered "my friend" are distancing themselves. I have always been considerate for my coworkers and I get along with most people at work, this does hurt my feelings.

In addition, the morale at my work is very low. I am the 5th nurse quit on my floor in the past two months. We lost more than half of our staff in the past two years. The administration does not care. We worked short for so long and now they finally brought in agency nurses.

anyway, I don't want to burn any bridges but now I know why it has been a tradition at my work to call off on the last day. I love my job but I just hate to be there.

The texture is created by egg whites, and is not 'cakey'.

Ummmm. I was just playing along with you but okay. I know what sponge cake is. Just trying to have some fun. Sorry.

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Specializes in PICU.

OP:

So glad you went in on your last day. Kudos for sticking it out to the end. Good Luck on your new position.

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Specializes in ER.
Yummy. Now I want some cake/cake-like/anything in the shape of a cake

It's also Kosher during the Passover season!

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Specializes in Oncology.
Thanks for the great advices. I did go in and worked my last day. Surprisingly someone went to get a huge cake, pizza and pop and threw me a party. I got to say goodbye with everyone.

I was so glad I did not call off. Six years went by so fast and I did not know how attached I was to my workplace till my last day.

So glad it worked out and you were able to leave on a positive note. Good luck with your new job!

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Specializes in Neurosciences, stepdown, acute rehab, LTC.

No, I would not do that. It's just one day and it's the wrong thing. Don't do the wrong thing just because it's tradition. You'll feel better about yourself to leave with decency. There are all sorts of benefits to having integrity and being decent even if you don't see the results every time.

(Now I see your response.) It's awesome you made that decision and they acknowledged your leaving in the end. I'm sure they were just sad to see you go and maybe hurt which is why they froze you out.

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Specializes in Neurosciences, stepdown, acute rehab, LTC.

After I left my recent job (on excellent terms, and got a good party ).. one of my coworkers posted a cake on my fb wall that said .. "you're dead to us. We hope you fail".. I was pretty silly on the last day and had the respiratory therapist interview everyone about why they weren't talking to me .. (even though they were .) Yea, weird sarcastic bunch we were.

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Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development.

You'll feel good about yourself after you go in and work your last day.

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Specializes in Nursing Education, Public Health, Medical Policy.

Excellent reply!!

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Specializes in M/S, Pulmonary, Travel, Homecare, Psych..
I dislike cake, except for sponge cake...

That's still cake so...

I'm the same way. The local grocery chain in my area is so proud of their bakery. I have no idea why, but they are. The icing on their cakes is just putrid. It's so sweet I can eat even a bite of it. I'm picky about the icing, if it's too sweet I dislike it. But this place is so overboard sweet, I want to take insulin or something if I even look at it.

Sponge cake I love. I think I like it mostly because.........there's no icing.

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How arrogant Emergent.

One gets tired of being treated like a disposable commodity. Rude and backstabbing coworkers, unresponsive management, constant understaffing, idiotic mandates and arrogant self important nurses.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

I worked the same unit for decades. I am not exaggerating when I have seen close to a thousand people come and go. I enjoyed their company but they will be replaced and forgotten. Cold shoulder is the way most respond, because they don't want your negativity, it is a natural response. I hope you did the adult thing and worked your last shift. This isn't about you, it is about your coworkers and patients. Despite decades at my hospital, I gave a silent 2 weeks, my coworkers knew on my last shift. I didn't want it to be about me, praying you will grow to that point.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Women's Health, LTC.

I am glad you worked your last shift. And I am happy you got to see that people did care for you and you were able to say good-bye. I know other mentioned it, but, I, too am "older and wiser" and I would work my last shift. You never know when you will need those nurses later in life, for a job, a reference, whatever.

The thing is, you would not want to be short staffed, so why do it to others?

Congratulations on doing the "right thing".

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