I want to quit during orientation?

[Roesty10]

Hi fellow nurses.

I have been a LPN for a year. My first job was at a SNF, and I was there for about 9 months until my school schedule interfered with work schedule and I had to let it go. Last month, I got hired at a memory care and assisted living facility. But here is the problem:

1) I've only shadowed 2 mornings and 1 pm on assisted living side and 1 pm on memory care side. The schedule coordinator was told by the hiring manager that I could pick up shifts next week and even nocs. In my interview, I specified that I couldn't work nocs, layed out my school schedule, and told her that I wasnt comfortable with just one day of training on each shift. Yet when they try to throw me on shifts and I say I can't work them, I get sour attutude from the managers.

2) On all my days of shadowing, I have seen nothing but work drama left and right. Gossip, talking badly about other nurses, rumors, fakeness. But the worst was when the resident assistant were talking about their personal lives (with a lot of TMI) in front of the dememtia residents! I suggested that they respect the residents and talk during their break and Im already on their bad side. Then they spend all shift on their phones and had 2 falls in one night.

Now I know there will be work drama anywhere, but many workers here are uncooperative, immature, and unprofessional. I never talk badly about anyone, but I've also never experieneced anything like this in all my work years. And all the negativity between the nurses. Then trying to pick up as many shifts as I can but being the bad guy when I can't. I honestly don't want to be in an environment like this. Again, I've only worked 4 days and thinking of quitting already. Do I even need 2 weeks notice? Wouldn't make sense training me for another 2 weeks. And I feel like a failure, like I let everyone down (since I was hired for a reason) if I quit. I feel like they put all this time into me and I dont even feel it is right for me after all. What do you guys think?

[ChryssyD]

If you decide to quit, definitely give at least 2 weeks' notice: It's just common courtesy, and if you leave without it many facilities will put you on a no-rehire status, which they may report to people seeking employment verification or references. I understand why you might want to jump ship right away, but since you're in school I assume you need a steady paycheck; at least give yourself time to line up another job before you quit this one, if that's what you decide to do. Besides, things might get better...you never know.

Good luck!

[Castiela]

if you give your notice, the employer might let you go then and there, but at least you have followed proper procedure and are less likely to be blacklisted

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

Have a talk with management, thank them for the opportunity, and explain that you don't want to waste anymore of their time. Give the proper notice. It will either go one of three ways: they'll let you go right away, or they'll try to iron out a few wrinkles to convince you to stay on after the 2 weeks, or they'll let you work out the notice and then say goodbye.

If you've only been there 4 days, they surely have not invested a whole lot of anything into you at this point. The blacklisting is a non-factor if you are determined to leave after 4 days. If this is the type of company to blacklist employees, they will do so whether you've worked for them for 4 days or 4 years. Having another position lined up before leaving this one is a smart move, as previously suggested. You wouldn't want anyone else to play a major role in negatively impacting your pockets.

Good luck to you!