Has anyone else experienced this? I just accepted a new position in an acute rehab facility. During the interview I was told that I would be replacing someone who wanted to work a different schedule within the company. I was also told that I would only rarely have to stay past my scheduled shift but that most days I would get out on time. I told the interviewer that I will work my five days each week but do NOT want to be called on my days off, as I am not interested in any overtime and she said she would make a note of it and wrote it down.
I am now a few days into orientation and I have learned from the other nurses in the facility that a.) I am replacing a nurse who got fed up with the working conditions and left the company without a two week notice, b.) I will end up having to stay over the end of my shift pretty much every time I work in order to get everything done, and c.) I received a phone call this morning at 6:30 where I was pressured to come in and work to cover a call off, even though I told the caller that I do not want more than five days a week and I am still on orientation to boot. She was not very happy when we hung up.
I feel duped and scared that I have gotten myself into something that I will regret. I do not appreciate being lied to and I think it was unethical to do so. Part of me wants to run before I get in any deeper and part of me feels like I need to stick it out, except that I'm worried that I will decide to do so only to find that I am constantly pressured into picking up overtime, being forced to stay over, and getting nagged to come in on my days off, in which case I will kick myself for not getting out right away. I am not afraid to say NO to the requests for overtime, but if this is an ongoing thing, it will make my life miserable anyway.
Put yourself first. Companies ALWAYS put themselves first. Take the job with the company you know that has NOT lied to you and get the schedule that is healthy for you, as you can only be at YOUR best in that situation. Besides, my understanding is that thereally is a certain period where you can walk away for any or no reason at all with no questions asked... at least it's like that here in good old North Carolina, one of MANY "Right to work" states.
I would just leave now- i was in a similar situation except I was not offered a dream job a few days into it. I stayed 7 miserable weeks. That's was more than a year and a half ago and i do not look back and now have a position that i love.
I have a similar situation. I was stuck in home health, and trying to get my first RN job so I can get that coveted 1 year exp and get into acute care. I was interviewed for a 10 bed eating disorder/drug rehab treatment center in a "home"environment. I was so excited. I was asked what I wanted for hours and pay. I said at least 24 hours/week $35.00/hr. I was so surprised when I got the email offering me the position with the requested hours and pay.
Well ill tell you, they barely trained, I had 2 days training and that took a long time to set up as they had a new DON, that quit after 3 days. I was only shown briefly their PC system. I requested an in service on the charting so I would know how to navigate their pc program and they never got back to me. There were a couple emails with cryptic instructions. I offered to come in on my own time to learn and they said no. I ended up quitting after one month, as they were only using me as a fill in and refused to train me properly. Not to mention the other staff not following protocol, patients stealing things off the nurses desks, and getting medications. One patient even got the keys-to everything, including the facility van. How does that happen?? Not what I was promised, and seems like they don't care. I went back to my old LVN position, hoping for another RN opportunity..
I see orientation time as time for both parties to figure out if the job is a good fit. The situation isn't going to get any better. If you feel you cant work under these circumstances, you should leave now instead of investing any more of yourself in this endeavor.
It took me a long time to learn one simple fact.... If you make a bad choice you can always make a different choice. I have been a nurse for 42 years and it probably took me 30 years to learn this. I was raised that once you made a decision you had to stick with it. Probation is a period where they can let you go anytime and you can tell them it isn't working for you either. I don't think it will reflect bad on you.
Well, as I said, I did resign last week. They called the next day and left a message asking me to come in and meet with HR, the DON, and the administrator to discuss my issues with the place and even offered to pay me to do so. I pretty much figured that this would be the three of them ganging up on me and insisting that they never misrepresented the position, and I have absolutely no plans to return to the facility EVER, so I ignored the message and I have not heard anymore. In the meantime, I have seen some specific positions there posted on Indeed.com this week that were not open when I worked there, so it appears that I'm not the only one who jumped ship.
I am so relieved to be done with that experience and am waiting to do a second interview for the dialysis job tomorrow or Friday, as well as getting calls from Blue Cross/Blue Shield about a desk job/case manager position that I applied for a few weeks ago. Things are looking up and I have no regrets whatsoever. Life is too short.
Maybe it was just a mistake that you were called and honestly when you're desperate for help because of a call in you call everyone you have available to find coverage. You can say no.
There is a reason jobs have a probationary period. The employer decides if you're a good fit for the company and you decide if the company is a good fit for you. If it is not a good fit, don't feel bad about taking a job that is!
i have had a similar situation where a position i got into was more like a secretary than being a nurse, hardly any patient contact, filing and writing emails - which is not what they had described at all. this made me completely miserable. I talked to my supervisor and just said this job wasn't the right fit for me and gave adequate notice. why stay in a job that you don't like, especially if you already have one in pocket you will like? you have to watch out for your best interests, just like this facility did when they misrepresented the position to you. and like me, I'm sure you will be extra diligent about all jobs before accepting another one.
Also, there is nothing wrong with telling your new job prospects about leaving the job due to fearing for your nursing license (if you've chosen to mention it). We all worked VERY hard to obtain our licenses and it is very important to protect it! I left a job without notice for that very reason, just called and said I would not be coming in ever again and I've never regretted that decision. It was an awful job and an unsafe environment and I still have my nursing license, which I don't know if i would be able to say if I had kept that job. I awkwardly ran into the HR manager from that company at restaurant some months later though, lol.
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Put yourself first. Companies ALWAYS put themselves first. Take the job with the company you know that has NOT lied to you and get the schedule that is healthy for you, as you can only be at YOUR best in that situation. Besides, my understanding is that thereally is a certain period where you can walk away for any or no reason at all with no questions asked... at least it's like that here in good old North Carolina, one of MANY "Right to work" states.