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3 months may not be a long time for you, but for me to be alone for 3 months is a big deal. Unfortunately I am entering my 3rd week of orientation and was told about my schedule a few days ago. I would have never accepted the position if I was told that up front. Again I do not mind weekend shifts. I mind ONLY weekend shifts. I will take your advice into consideration and see if I can have my preceptor switched. If not, I suppose I have a difficult decision to make. Thank you

Thank you for replying! Unfortunately that does not work for most of my family, especially the ones that I want to see occasionally. For example, my sister lives a few hours away and I try to see her at least once a month. Since she's in school and participates in extracurricular activities, I only see her on weekends. In my normal life I don't see most people during the week. I can't see them before they work since most of them work typical 9-5's. If I see anyone after work it's for about an hour, not that realistic given I have to drive there and then back.

I'm a recent new grad. I had several interviews and was offered positions in all of them. I chose a particular specialty area that I love and I was so excited for the opportunity to be a part of this unit. During my interview I was told that I was required to work at least 1 weekend shift a pay period, which was no problem. As a new grad I prepared myself to work some weekends and most holidays. I was told after orientation that I would have 3 months with a preceptor. Then I was told that my preceptor only works weekends. I asked if there was any way to change this and my educator flat out said no and then she said, we'll talk later.” I did not get the chance to talk to her last week, but I really need to speak with her about my schedule next week. I just don't know how to go about doing it. I went through the pros of this and the only one I could find or that anyone brought up is that I get more money. Unfortunately that's not enough for me. Working weekends only, for 3 months means that I would not get to see my family or my boyfriend for 3 months, as everyone works during the week and live in different cities. I do not mind working weekend shifts or if I'm even scheduled an entire weekend. I'm just conflicted about every weekend for 3 months. I feel lost because I turned down a lot of positions for this one and I really want to be here. However, my family is my support system. They are my stress relief and I'm worried that with my history of depression I won't do well. If I would have known this information I probably would have accepted a different position, especially since I seem to be the only one that has this particular schedule (there are quite a few of us new grads on the unit). Has anyone else had scheduling difficulty like this and how did you handle it? How should I approach my educator? She's actually difficult to even find because she is very busy and I haven't really gotten to sit down with her to discuss anything. I would appreciate any advice.