Let go for no reason-Feeling discouraged :(

[WinterRN77]

OK......So heres my story, i am currently starting the ADN LVN to RN program at a local college in the fall, with only 2 semesters to graduate....

I interviewed for a Casual/position in an Urgent Care facility and was offered the job.I was hired with 4 other LVNs which i thought was great since i wont be alone but later realized it created a breeding ground for "competition of the fittest". AT first things were going well and i learned a lot as an LVN. I was constantly asking, how am I doing?', and I would be told, Your doing very good". At no point in time was I ever informed that I was doing bad or that there were any discrepancies in my work. I worked hard and learned as much as I could get in.

a month and a half passes by and i get pulled into the office out of nowhere and told that they were letting me go because they felt i was not a good fit????? really? I asked why was I thought of as not a good fit and they refused to tell me but continued to repeat, "well we just think your not a good fit?"

I was 2 month into my 90 day probationary period, and After all the hard work I did, not to mention all the positive feedback I got and now there telling me im not a good fit?? how did this happen? i dont think I will ever understand the nursing world. I was devastated. not only do i feel like I failed but I am so angry in that I was not even given ta reason for being let go,

I need advice from anyone who can help me see the positive or give me perspective on why they do things like this.

[WinterRN77]

You are right, that is what probably happened. never thought of that

[WinterRN77]

thanks nursel56, I prob did dodge a bullet, il just move forward knowing how to handle the next position. thanks

[enuf_already]

This kind of thing is not exclusive to nursing. Probationary periods are a time when the employer is still interviewing you and you are interviewing them. You could have quit and said it wasn't a good fit and had a million possible reasons.

They exercised their right to not keep you. You may never know why. You said you learned a lot of new things at that job. Consider it paid training and move on. Best wishes to you!

[dream'n, BSN, RN]

Look at it as a learning experience. You will never know why they let you go; maybe someones relative needs a job, maybe some Dr got in a tizzy about something unimportant, maybe they hated your hair. Who knows why, and in the scheme of your life it really doesn't matter. It hurts now, but eventually it'll just be a very vague memory. Try and be positive, take the good you learned and let go of the rest. Some people will just never like a certain person, usually for something small and ridiculous. Never waste your time worrying about them.