NicKi0410

Update guys. So I told you all they were giving me two weeks to decide? Or maybe I didn’t but I asked for two weeks, my manager agreed. Wednesday she tells me that they can no longer offer me that position. That I took too long and they couldn’t wait 2-3 weeks for me to make a decision. They hired 4 other people since I left on 8/25, and could not take the chance that I would say no. But I was supposed to trust them to change. So I asked what about the raise? Nope. Asked her if they could meet me half way, and she said she would not be able to pay me more than the girl they hired to be the other clinical manager. She is not a registered nurse btw, she’s fantastic but I couldn’t help but feel hurt and a bit insulted. Also, she was like telling me that I should have come to her with my concerns and such (which I did, she just ignored me) and I was very hurt. The next day at my new job I literally had the best day. It was my first day doing phone triage and I had fun! So the new girl she hired for clinical manager texts me that morning and I tell her what happened and just said unfortunately I would not be coming back. She says but are you really happy at your new job? Don’t lie to yourself and I could always come back and work my way back up. I said absolutely not and im fine where im at. So not even an hour later, my old manager texts me and asks me to call her. After my shift Thursday I texted her that unfortunately due to the conversation we had, I no longer had trust in them and felt insulted. I also give my 110% every day and I told her that I didn’t just do my job, I did it well. I wished them the best and ignored her call. Then she texts me wanting to talk saying she never said I wasn’t a good worker and that she couldn’t wait, and for me to call her as a friend. You were never a friend, and if you were friends don’t do this to one another. So in conclusion, I’m going to stick it out at this new job because I do feel less stressed and I think I can be very happy here! Thank you guys for all the opinions!!

I think I’d love to go back and be able to put some of the changes that need to be done into place. But I’m just concerned they’re saying oh we’ll promote you and give you a raise and nice title and nothing will change. The new job is definitely less stressful. I just like to bond with my patients and my staff and I feel like I haven’t yet. I feel like I’m at camp or something LOL I’m hoping that could come with time, but that’s what I’m afraid of. That and not making the right choice and regretting it. I know these aren’t the only two jobs in the world, but right now I feel like they are and at one point I was completely happy at the old job until I got so overwhelmed that it was honestly affecting my outside life. I was almost burnt out. And I’ve only been a nurse almost 3 years, that can’t be normal. thank you! I hope I find a good in between or make a good choice!

I did mean every two weeks friend LOL I’m sorry

I mean I’d like to think the old job would take me back any time, but I almost don’t feel needed here. Like I’m one of many. I don’t feel nearly as needed or important LOL but I am still training, so maybe once I’m on my own I’ll feel a better sense of self you know? Like “I got this.” I have talked to other girls at the old job and they say nothings really changed. The one girl who is now a different manager tells me that change can only come with time and not to expect it to because it’s a staff issue, but I think change can happen and needs to happen sooner than later. And it is more than a staff issue in my opinion, this is something that needs to be clear or done from the higher ups all the way down to the medical assistants. Because I can say something until I’m blue in the face, if my manager or doctor don’t agree or implement it, it means nothing. I know I should give this new place time, and I am admittedly terrible at change so

See that’s the thing. I don’t think our manager or HR let the doctor who owns the practice know how unhappy mostly everyone was. I’d go to her and tell her my issues and she would agree with me and say oh this will change and then the same stuff would keep happening. And I brought some stuff up at a meeting once and her and a few other girls like completely brushed it off like I was insane. But the doctor who owns the practice is the one that brought me into his office on my last day and he asked my issues and I told him. I would love to say oh they’d change, but I don’t necessarily trust that anymore. I just am completely torn and I don’t want to regret anything you know?

This may sound frivolous and dumb, but what if I don’t connect with the families the same way or I don’t feel as close to the new coworkers like I did the others? I think considering this has been my only job out of nursing school there is also that fear that what if I don’t love it as much here as I did there? And I didn’t love the stress, hated that, but I loved what I did and my patients. Do you think that will come with time at the new job?

Hi! I work at a pediatric office and honestly I do love it. But as of around April, I became unhappy as in everything was kind of falling on me. I was doing the ordering of supplies, staying two hours or so after to complete tasks that should have been completed by other employees, doing medical records, calling parents back with lab results, answering questions they had, etc. mind you this was also in between rooming, vitaling, and doing procedures on up to 40 patients a day. We have one medical assistant and or nurse that is supposed to do these tasks in an 8 hour period. It’s just not safe nor humanly possible. I did it for months, never complaining, but as of late my mental health has been taking a toll. I’ve been completely mentally and physically exhausted after leaving, aggravated and just not happy. Anxious I forgot something, worried if I did, etc One of my friends and coworkers works at a different pediatric office, and I was recently offered a job there in July. I passed on it due to at my recent job they fired the manager, and lost three other girls. Cut to I was offered this job again in August. My last day at my previous job the doctor who runs the practice asks me why I’m leaving. I tell him what I think needs to change and why I know not only I but my other staff was unhappy. He seemed legitimately surprised because I don’t believe my manager filled him in on this stuff. Although I had brought up my issues before and was told oh it would get better or they were dismissed. He offered me a raise and promotion. He said that he looks at me like a daughter and he knows how good I am at my job and would not want to lose me. This new job I started, and honestly? I like it but it seems kind of too easy if that makes sense. And I’m wondering how and what chances of moving up in the new practice I have? There’s no management positions and there are multiple nurses and medical assistants who honestly don’t do much or anything and claim it to be “overwhelming.” I’m like you guys literally have no idea what being overwhelmed is LOL. So my dilemma is this. Go back to my old job with a higher position and salary (he wanted me to be the manager of our urgent care) or stay at this new job although I don’t feel very fulfilled yet. Should I give the new job a change? Am I like an abused dog that has a good home and now I don’t know how to accept the lack of chaos and stability? Also, the new job is less hours, but more pay. Old job will be same ish hours but more pay. Mind you I was clocking about 84 hours in a two week period making 20 dollars an hour and the new job is 64 hours with room for more, 28.50, will go up to 29 after my probation period. My old job offering the promotion would be like 80ish hours and 28 dollars an hour. So there is where my dilemma lies friends, any advice, opinions, etc would be GREATLY appreciated