I have posted many a times about my horrible first RN job that which I started 10 weeks ago. Things have REALLY gotten bad. I talked to my manager about the latest issues and she pretty much made up excuses for everything. Sorry, I worked to hard for this license. 1,2, 3 strikes I'm out.
I want to keep it short and simple. Mind you that I am leaving on bad terms b/c I am not giving any notice. Please don't call it unprofessional, I am not at fault at all.
Date
Human Resouce
hospital
city, state
To whom it may concern:
It is with regret that i must reign my position as a Registered nurse effective on this date of October 19, 2005.
Sincerely,
raindrop.
I found this "simple" resignation letter on monster. My BF says that the "regret" implies to him, and maybe will to human resource, that I liked my job and had a positive experience, overall.
Considering that I am not giving notice and have complained to HR and my manager 2 times, I know that they will know better....but what if I ever have to go to court, god forbid, and the judge reads it like how my BF did.
Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.
I am worried sometimes though about not listing all my former jobs, jeeze I have had so many, some were moonlight jobs, others were temporary or seasonal and to tell it like it is, I don't remember them all! . .What has bothered me though is that when companies run credit checks and so on that it may look like I am being intentionally dishonest by not listing all my previous employers.
Let me assure you that over the 40 years that I have worked there are been a number of jobs, including nursing jobs that I conveniently do not list on my resume or when I am applying for a job for different reasons. No one can find out about them unless they hire a detective who does some real good investigative work and even then they're probably not going to find that information. The only ones who really know are the IRS if you had taxes deducted from your wages and/or declared the income on a tax return. There are only a very few federal agencies that have the ability to access those tax records and they have to have a real, real, real good reason to do so. My mother ran a nurses registry some years ago and part of helping her out was verifying work histories on applications. You can't really get much information out of a former employer anymore other than dates of employment and whether or not you quit voluntarily or unvoluntarily. Checking references or checking a person's background is immensely time consuming and expensive for a prospective employer, so the expensive background checks are generally done on high level positions where the company is going to expend a great deal of money to hire and train someone, or is putting them in a position of fiscal trust. I don't know about you, but the complicated part for me on applications is coming up with a believable story to account for the "gaps" in my employment! :chuckle I have two of the sickest parents in the world that I "have" to take care of periodically. :chuckle Also, a prospective employer is usually only interested in what your work history has been for the last 3 or 4 years. Anything older than that nets them nothing on a reference check except the aforementioned dates of hire and type of termination. After 3 or 4 years most companies don't even remember your name or the staff has changed and the current staff has no clue as to who you were. Any information in your personnel file is strictly confidential and the people in human resources know better than to give any of it out!
Specializes in Case Mgmt; Mat/Child, Critical Care.
Raindrop,
Only you can decide how to deal w/your current situation. Sounds like you have your ducks in a row...you aren't "new" to nursing. I feel for you, and obviously, you have already talked to your manager.
I think that by the time you posted your situation on the first thread, it was probably beyond repair.
I also think you are doing the right thing in taking care of yourself!! I congratulate you. By speaking w/HR, the employee advocate, etc., you are actually helping future employees. I hope it works out well for you.
It might not be the best thing re: notice, etc., but I agree that, @ this point, you may not have workable options.
Whatever happens, I believe you would be a valuable addition to any health care setting.
I hope your work situation has been resolved in a manner that will not come back later to cause you problems. I do know that some jobs are not worth fighting the battle to keep. I know that just because a nurse does not want to continue a certain job does not mean she/he is not a good, responsible, caring nurse. I think you did the right thing in talking to HR and an employee advocate, but they already know the score, so no matter what, protect yourself and that license you worked so hard to attain. Good luck in the future. Let us know what happens.
I know how you feel, believe me. I just resigned to my job last week. I was like you, I just couldn't take it another day. I knew it was wrong not to give 2 weeks notice but I couldn't even go back for another day, let alone 2 weeks. I knew it would probably hurt me whenever I looked for another job but at that moment, It was is if I did'nt care, I just wanted out of there.
what will the group one list do to you if you quit with no notice and you have a bad name?:uhoh21:
You won't be able to get a job with any hospital affiliated with Group One in Texas. From what I understand, ALMOST every hospital is affiliated with Group One. Once you get put on their "Do Not Hire" list, you can just about forget getting a job in Texas. The hospital list with Group One is VERY extensive. From what I've heard, there isn't a hospital in the DFW area that's NOT affiliated with Group One.
Pretty scary.
raindrop, I know that you've been in a bad situation and I've read about it before. If you gave 2 weeks notice when this first started getting bad and you posted about it, by now you'd be able to leave on a "professional" note.
Please, I hope you reconsider just leaving. 2 weeks will make a big difference in how you will be perceived professionally.
I have no problem with professional responsibility. But nurses have extra guilt with being bullied into staying in patently unsafe situations due to their license status. Administrators love to throw that up in our faces when they have people wanting to quit in hazardous situations.
Yes, it is preferable to give a 2 week notice. But I have absolutely no doubt that if this poster feels that there is such jeopardy on the unit that their license truly is hanging by a thread, by all means GET OUT!
It does little good to wait out 2 weeks to lose your license by the end of that time. We can only be bullied if we allow it to happen. Being forced to stay in an unsafe situation for fear of reprisals is just one more instance of the professional bullying we face on a daily basis.
There are people above the nurse manager that I am sure would like to hear about the problems on your unit and the short comings as far as the training program is concerned.
On your next day off go talk to the house supervisor and inform your nurse manager of doing so.
Many organizations do spend the money to complete extensive background checks, and they do find out things you think they can't. They rather spend the money upfront than have a questionable employee. When you sign your Job applications you are stating that everything on it is true. The organization I work for will not hire and will fire if they find our you were not honest on your application.
Daytonite, BSN, RN
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Let me assure you that over the 40 years that I have worked there are been a number of jobs, including nursing jobs that I conveniently do not list on my resume or when I am applying for a job for different reasons. No one can find out about them unless they hire a detective who does some real good investigative work and even then they're probably not going to find that information. The only ones who really know are the IRS if you had taxes deducted from your wages and/or declared the income on a tax return. There are only a very few federal agencies that have the ability to access those tax records and they have to have a real, real, real good reason to do so. My mother ran a nurses registry some years ago and part of helping her out was verifying work histories on applications. You can't really get much information out of a former employer anymore other than dates of employment and whether or not you quit voluntarily or unvoluntarily. Checking references or checking a person's background is immensely time consuming and expensive for a prospective employer, so the expensive background checks are generally done on high level positions where the company is going to expend a great deal of money to hire and train someone, or is putting them in a position of fiscal trust. I don't know about you, but the complicated part for me on applications is coming up with a believable story to account for the "gaps" in my employment! :chuckle I have two of the sickest parents in the world that I "have" to take care of periodically. :chuckle Also, a prospective employer is usually only interested in what your work history has been for the last 3 or 4 years. Anything older than that nets them nothing on a reference check except the aforementioned dates of hire and type of termination. After 3 or 4 years most companies don't even remember your name or the staff has changed and the current staff has no clue as to who you were. Any information in your personnel file is strictly confidential and the people in human resources know better than to give any of it out!