I cannot work there!

[MJJFan1, BSN, RN]

Hello all, I'm going to get right to it:

I found employment at a local hospital. I began hospital orientation on 6/6/2011 and floor orientation on 06/12/2011 (I've worked a total of 3 twelves). Make a long story short, I don't like working at this place. The atmosphere is totally different than what I'm used to. Some nurses can be just total *^%%*%#@ to new employees. And I'm not a new nurse or even new to the workforce. True enough I can be mistaken for a young twenty something but I've been around the block and I'm thirty something years old. Anywoot, For example, I wasn't introduced to anyone and when I introduced myself or asked questions about floor policies, they would look at me like "are you talking to me" Well I just stuck by my preceptor and told myself you know "I'm not going to be here long working like this" Something just doesn't seem right working there. I doubt it was deliberate but I had an aide obtain vitals on a patient and fail to mention to me an elevated BP of 156/121. I kind of wrote that off, got a manual one myself. But after two nights of the same type of things, i get suspicious. I understand that people will take time warming up to me, however, just getting the cold shoulder from damn near everyone is not cool in my book. I've felt this way from day one of working there and rather than just push on and hope things get better, I'd rather just leave this job. I'm telling myself, what i'm doing is not bad because I'm still orienting there and in probation. I feel if they are able to terminate me during this period for whatever reason, I should be able to do the same right. I work at another facility PRN and was offered a full time position there. What do you guys think?

[SweettartRN]

Take the full time position.

Always trust that still small voice when something is telling you it isn't right.

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

Since you already know the other place (and it's better?), I'd say go for it. Employers understand people move on, and it's good to do it during orientation rather than afterwards.

On the other hand, if you didn't have the other job waiting, I'd say to wait it out a bit more. Having only worked 3 shifts isn't long enough to get a true feeling for the job or the people. In any job it takes awhile to get into the clique...

[mustlovepoodles, RN]

Take the full time position.

Always trust that still small voice when something is telling you it isn't right.

Another vote for listening to your gut. Something is making your radar go off. You have an offer for another job. Take it.

I've been an nurse 34 years and I can promise you, you're not going to like or fit in at every job you take. It's not a character defect, assuming that you're not job-hopping every 8 wks. I have made myself stay in jobs that I absolutely hated, thinking that i "owed" them at least a year. Ridiculous. I was younger then and had some difficulty setting appropriate boundaries. Now I know better and i will not spend one minute longer in a position that I don't love. Just my

[MJJFan1, BSN, RN]

Oh yes, this other place is actually the first hospital I ever worked at---left there for a contracting job on a military installation hoping to go civil service so I can add to my Marine Corps retirement---I didn't leave there on bad terms at all. Could only go PRN because all of the jobs were posted for interal transfers only so I got the hook up going PRN and then transferring from there.

I feel you on the 3 shifts thing, but I've never felt like this in my life. At the same time, I'm not the type to get into the clique, all I ask is that we work together cordially. And if a person can't fake that for a couple of shifts, then i wouldn't think that would work out for me.

[MJJFan1, BSN, RN]

Thanks

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

When I said it takes time to get into the clique, I didn't mean clique as a social, buddy-buddy thing. I meant it as the teamwork, accepting each other as colleagues thing...

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

If it's not a good fit and you KNOW it and you have another sure thing......move on. Be honest. Tell them you know this is not a fit and you don't want to waste their time or yours. Thank them and move on!!! good luck

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

I wouldn't mention the not a good fit thing. You never know when you might come back to the place...

[RNlovesherPharmD]

Take the full time position.

Always trust that still small voice when something is telling you it isn't right.

I second this. I hope you find a better fit. I would hate to have that feeling in my stomach every day before heading to work that it was going to be an awful day. I hope you feel better soon!

[Guest505077]

listen to your gut instinct- it's telling you something...

where ever you work, the people you work with will make all the difference...

[carolmaccas66, BSN, RN]

Listen mate, I worked for ONE DAY at a LTC place. They changed ALL my shifts after the interview (told me I had to do days etc when I emphatically said I don't do them) - they changed everything after I was interviewed. Saw horrendous wounds left to fester, the whole place just didn't FEEL right to me. I ALWAYS trust my instincts and left, though I need the money (foolish girl I hear you all say!) BUT then I found out later there was a high attrition rate and wound care etc was not done properly - the whole place is going up for investigation. I didn't want to spend my time there arguing trying to get Drs in to look at patients, an apparently major obstacle to good patient care. CNs didn't give a s**t re complaints or doing their job properly. So I left and never went back, and I KNOW in my heart it was the right thing to do. Glad I didn't end up wearing their BS. Just leave if u know it is the right thing for u. U gotta make yourself happy, not everyone else. And matey, they will have 4gotten all about you the day after u have left, sad but true.

Move on with a positive attitude to better things!