Need advice about jobs

[Karamia0x]

Hi! Thanks for reading this!

So right now I am a student in an accelerated nursing program and I decided to quit my job as a medical technologist because it is just too much. I was working midnights and never had time to get any sleep. I quit right before some vacation time I had, and a week and a half after I submitted my notice my boss sent me a text message to let me know that I cannot use vacation time as my termination notice (which makes sense, I just figured she would let me know sooner). So I am wondering if I don't work two more weeks at the hospital lab, will it affect my chances of future nursing jobs? I don't plan on staying in this area in the future, I only moved here for school. Is anyone in nursing administration that can tell me if my jobs before I became a nurse matter or not for getting my first job? I'm not sure I want to spend the first two weeks of my next semester working since I am taking 21 credits and I know I am bound to be overwhelmed. Any advice is VERY appreciated. Thank you!!

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

In general, you never want to burn a bridge. Life is funny, and you never know when doing this (quitting without proper notice) will come back to haunt you. I learned this the hard way. Maybe you could give a longer notice and work fewer shifts while they're looking for new staff?

[WheatGerm]

I agree with Jedrnurse. Also I would say that usually the first two weeks of a program are probably fairly easy, with the least amount of work so you should be able to push through. It won't be fun, but it will be nice to have it out of the way knowing that you could still used your boss as a reference in the future.

[Double Dunker]

Any job you apply for will ask for previous work history and references. You want this employer to be a good reference, so I suggest sticking it out.