Just now started job but received better offer?

[Googlenurse, ASN, BSN, RN]

So after making a thread here on crappy health benefits, I found a job that pays more and has cheaper but better benefits than the job I just started on March 2.  The one with better benefits is waiting for me to accept the offer. 

Would it be unethical to resign  or quit the job I just started?  The one with better benefits and pay starts mid April.  Prior to accepting the one with crappy health benefits, I worked at a rehab facility full time for 7 months but am now per diem.  Prior to the rehab facility I worked at a home care agency as a case manager for 13 years. 

[Okami_CCRN, BSN, RN]

I have left two jobs within one month of starting; both reasons for leaving centered on a work culture that was not compatible with my own. However, I am sure I am not re-hireable at either location and am fortunate that neither is part of a large hospital system.

Things to keep in mind if resignation is the route you want to go; (1) if you are on orientation they will most likely ask you not to return for your next shift, (2) you may be labeled as not re-hireable not only for the facility but system as well, (3) only you truly know what is best for yourself and family. 

I wish you well in whatever path you choose!

[Googlenurse, ASN, BSN, RN]

On 3/11/2022 at 1:30 AM, Okami_CCRN said:

I have left two jobs within one month of starting; both reasons for leaving centered on a work culture that was not compatible with my own. However, I am sure I am not re-hireable at either location and am fortunate that neither is part of a large hospital system.

Things to keep in mind if resignation is the route you want to go; (1) if you are on orientation they will most likely ask you not to return for your next shift, (2) you may be labeled as not re-hireable not only for the facility but system as well, (3) only you truly know what is best for yourself and family. 

I wish you well in whatever path you choose!

Thanks! 
I am in the Philadelphia area but have nursing licenses for PA,NJ, NY, and NJ. Traveling for an hour and a half isn’t a problem for me (although if gas is $10/hour it will be)

It just seems that each time I start a job, something better comes along. I have my resume up on Indeed, it is set to public viewing since January 2022. 

[kp2016]

Okami made a good point about the very real possibility that if you resign tomorrow they will likely tell you not to come back and may list you as not for rehire so you need to take that into account before resigning to take a job that starts in a months time.

2 hours ago, Googlenurse said:

It just seems that each time I start a job, something better comes along. I have my resume up on Indeed, it is set to public viewing since January 2022. 

I think it's fair to say employment conditions for nurses have been unsafe/ unacceptable for a while now, high patient ratios, new nurses on higher wages than the experienced long term nurses, ridiculously unaffordable health care plans, non existent or unusable sick leave. The recent huge pay for travel nurses makes it fairly clear there is enough money to pay nurses better, hospitals just see no need to while nurses are willing to accept low pay and terrible benefits and working conditions. Losing their staff to a job with better wages, benefits and working conditions is a wake up call to hospitals that is long overdue. 

Best of luck!

[Wuzzie]

3 hours ago, Googlenurse said:

Traveling for an hour and a half isn’t a problem for me(although if gas is $10/hour it will be)

Have you done this type of commute for any significant amount of time?

[John2018]

Just set an expectation that your status would be "non-rehirable" anyways if you don't like working for them because of their crappy benefits, I think you wouldn't mind that status. So go to a job that serves you best.

[Googlenurse, ASN, BSN, RN]

Current job is a small company that only owns one hospital and one long term care facility for trach/vent kiddos in PA. 

[NO JOKES OR PUNS ALLOWED, BSN, RN]

It isn't a matter of ethics. You owe the hospital nothing. The hospital owes you nothing. If you want to maintain the possibility of a future together, play by the rules.

If you haven't done LTAC peds before, I wouldn't destroy a perfectly good relationship with a hospital system for that. It is uniquely awful watching emotionally abandoned children suffer for months or years on the vent. It will change you, and not entirely in good ways. You don't get to see what kind of person you'll be coming out the other end like that. If you want a taste of the worst of what you'll be dealing with, Google "Tinslee Cook County Hospital" and "Mama Nails." (The Kiwi Farms threads are excellent for being well-researched, but considering I enrage some people simply by posting my thoughts, I will decline direct linking and simply say that you might see foul language and people being less than supportive on the internet. 

 

[Googlenurse, ASN, BSN, RN]

13 hours ago, NO JOKES OR PUNS ALLOWED said:

It isn't a matter of ethics. You owe the hospital nothing. The hospital owes you nothing. If you want to maintain the possibility of a future together, play by the rules.

If you haven't done LTAC peds before, I wouldn't destroy a perfectly good relationship with a hospital system for that. It is uniquely awful watching emotionally abandoned children suffer for months or years on the vent. It will change you, and not entirely in good ways. You don't get to see what kind of person you'll be coming out the other end like that. If you want a taste of the worst of what you'll be dealing with, Google "Tinslee Cook County Hospital" and "Mama Nails." (The Kiwi Farms threads are excellent for being well-researched, but considering I enrage some people simply by posting my thoughts, I will decline direct linking and simply say that you might see foul language and people being less than supportive on the internet. 

 

You misunderstood . 

The job I want to quit is LTAC peds. The new job is adult med surg

[NO JOKES OR PUNS ALLOWED, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, Googlenurse said:

You misunderstood . 

The job I want to quit is LTAC peds. The new job is adult med surg

Oh. Yeah, run. 

But seriously, I'd probably just shoot straight with them and give them two weeks notice and a standard letter. 

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

On 3/11/2022 at 12:33 AM, Googlenurse said:

So after making a thread here on crappy health benefits, I found a job that pays more and has cheaper but better benefits than the job I just started on March 2.  The one with better benefits is waiting for me to accept the offer. 

Would it be unethical to resign  or quit the job I just started?  The one with better benefits and pay starts mid April.  Prior to accepting the one with crappy health benefits, I worked at a rehab facility full time for 7 months but am now per diem.  Prior to the rehab facility I worked at a home care agency as a case manager for 13 years. 

"Would it be unethical to resign  or quit the job I just started?" That decision has nothing to do with ethics. Many of us have  had to shuffle job offers.  Seems you are in the orientation period where you can just say it's not a good fit.  Best wishes in your new and improved position.