Multiple Job Offers-Help!

[nikki91]

Hey everyone!

I just graduated nursing school and scheduled for NCLEX. I've have already verbally accepted a job offer with the company I worked as a CNA at. The dilemma is that my dream job (postpartum) has now called.

Job A: I'm familiar with the staff, floor has a good rep, and I've already verbally accepted the offer.

Job B: dream job in postpartum

I would hate to retract a job offer I've accepted because I know it can burn bridges and I don't want to tarnish my professional image. However, Job B is the job I've wanted throughout nursing school. Postpartum is my passion and I think I would truly regret not working at Job B.

I'm probably getting ahead of myself since I haven't taken NCLEX yet, but I always like to have a plan for the future. Is there a professional way to retract an accepted offer without tarnishing my professional reputation?

[xxdiscoxxheaven]

Do you ever intend to go back to Job A? If they know you (and the fact you want to work PP), wouldnt they be understanding?

[nikki91]

I hope they would be understanding. In the interview process, I told them postpartum was my passion. But, I knew that Job A would have good med-surg experience, good pay/benefits, and I know some of the staff personally. Mother-baby has always been my nursing dream job. If something changed and Job B wasn't what I thought it would be, then I would definitely want to be able to reapply to Job A.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Job A would get you a much bigger skill set than b. Better for the future. A PP job would be easier to get down the line with that skill set.

[nikki91]

That's a very good point, CrunchRN. I know many nurses advocate for med-surg experience before specializing.

[llg, PhD, RN]

I'm thinking you should take the PP job if offered. They are few and far between and the chance might not come again.

On the other hand, there are usually lots more jobs available in M/S ... and someone with M/S experience as a CNA + PP experience could probably get a M/S job later.

I recommend to go where you heart is. If you don't do that, you may have trouble getting their later and you will always wonder "What if...?"

[nikki91]

That's what I've been thinking too. I absolutely love PP. The only downside is retracting my offer acceptance for Job A. I have always tried to be extremely professional, so I didn't know how I would be viewed in the future if I needed to reapply for Job A.

[pixiestudent2]

If PP is what you want to do... Go that route... I'm sure you'll learn a lot as a med surg nurse.... But the best place to get PP skills and experience is on that unit.

[strawberryluv, BSN, RN]

I would take the post-partum job. Everyone who joins a specialty starts a clean slate and have minimal knowledge anyway so why can't it be you?

[nikki91]

Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful advice! After careful consideration, I declined the PP offer. I truly believe Job A will provide more growth and development in addition to better pay/benefits.

[KateBSN]

I had a professor who had to retract an acceptance, even after signing a contract. What she did was personally hand over a later explaining the situation, thanking them profusely, and apologizing. While you cannot control their response, you can certainly maintain professional behavior on your end and do your best to mitigate a negative response.