I'm I crazy?

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After working one year in a toxic environment I decided that I had to leave that hospital. I applied and got a call back from all of the hospitals I applied to within 2 weeks. It's crazy to think how valuable just 1 year can be to employers. For me I still feel brand new some days. It took me one year out of my ADN program to find a hospital job.

Here's the question tho: the job I accepted is 45 mins of highway driving on a good day. It is literally the highest ranked hospital in my area. I will be driving past other good hospitals to go there. The pay is higher and the benefits are great but it is a distance. So I'm I crazy?

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

No. 45 minutes is not that bad. I drive around 40.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

I started working at a hospital that was an hour long commute. Some days, that turned into several more hours due to rush hour traffics or accidents on the only road with a bridge across the mighty river. I did it for 3-4 months and then moved closer. Is it doable? Yes. Is it crazy? Not really. Is it an annoyance? You betcha!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

I'm I?

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I'm I?

Yes, I'm me.

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I'm I?

Man and I just started taking classes for my BSN too. Guess I'm going to need a lot of help. [emoji16] You should help me

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That depends on what else you have going on in your life. My job is far away and I love it, but now that I have a newborn, I'm not sure I want to spend so much time on the road. It was getting tiring even before the baby ....but now it's just horrific to think about.

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Yes, I'm me.

Please accept my sincerest apologies for such bad grammar. I would say I promise it wouldn't happen again but unfortunately I am human. [emoji4]

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That depends on what else you have going on in your life. My job is far away and I love it, but now that I have a newborn, I'm not sure I want to spend so much time on the road. It was getting tiring even before the baby ....but now it's just horrific to think about.

Definitely! I think having kids and/or a husband would make me not want to drive so far. I don't know what the future holds tho. Hopefully I will live closer in the years to come. I hope your situation gets easier soon as well.

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Please accept my sincerest apologies for such bad grammar. I would say I promise it wouldn't happen again but unfortunately I am human. [emoji4]

No worries. I'm a stickler for spelling and grammar, but I often find that my fingers press the wrong buttons on my too-small-of-a-phone keyboard.

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For me 45 minutes 2x day is a lifetime. But... 45" 2x day in a nice car in flowing traffic isn't nearly as hellacious as a so-so car in stop and go traffic. I might consider the former if it weren't a noc shift.

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For me 45 minutes 2x day is a lifetime. But... 45" 2x day in a nice car in flowing traffic isn't nearly as hellacious as a so-so car in stop and go traffic. I might consider the former if it weren't a noc shift.

I will still be working night shift as well.

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