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

[treeye]

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.

[Apple-Core, ASN, BSN, RN]

No way would I call out just to "show 'em who's who". That places the potential future of your hiring in their hands. While I feel for you being ostracized, which in itself is immature and ridiculous so I can see why you're leaving, I would suck it up and walk out of there with your dignity intact.

[Apple-Core, ASN, BSN, RN]

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.

Reminds me of my time in retail.....never worked with so many drama-enticing, back-stabbing, gossip-making, immature idiots in my life!!

[3ringnursing, BSN]

Work the last day. Take some food in as a gift to your coworkers. Thank each one who has been good to you, just say good bye and good wishes to the others, if any.

Don't sacrifice your rehire ability or lose your vacation time (which I don't think would be kosher with the Dept. of Labor, but I'm not sure about that). Soon it will all be over and you will not have burned your bridges with these people.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Your mother taught you the right way to treat others.

[oldpsychnurse]

I know I'm way behind here for commenting, but here's my 2 cents. First, when people you work with, who like you and depend on you, find out you're leaving, they start to pull back. It keeps them from hurting so bad when you leave, compared to hanging with you until the last second and then being sliced out of your life. Second, the foot you step on on your way up might be connected to the orifice you're kissing on your way back down. You made a good decision to work your last shift.

[retiredmednurse]

For nurses, skipping out the last day was almost a given where I worked. Once one put in her notice of quitting, than the dx of short-term-itis starts occurring. If the person in question is one who we think will skip out, we hold their party on the second to the last day. By this time, all the formalities have happened-talk with HR regarding last paycheck, payout on unused vacation time, meeting with the nurse manager, and everything but turning in your locker key. If you call in sick, do it when you would normally call in sick to let management have the time to find your replacement. If you just don't come in without calling first, it could be screwed as patient abandonment.

[wondern, ASN]

Glad it worked out for you going in and they had a party and you didn't get sick from anything!

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

"I love my job but I just hate to be there." The ultimate oxymoron. Do what you need to do..Carry on.