pancharn

Wow! You really crunched those numbers! Lovely attitude and very ambitious...I truly admire that. The reality is that 60 hours per week...for how long? Even if you had NO family, NO friends, and the best health in the world, that is a taxing schedule on you and your health, both physical and mental, not to mention your social/family relationships. I don't want to discourage you, since I know you can try it. However, I am willing to bet that you will realize how hard this is possibly after the first 6 months on that pace. Believe me, money is not everything...retirement at 30, what for? You'll be bored to death after 3 months at that age! And remember, you won't be living in a rented apartment for the rest of your life...that means that on a purchased home you have to pay taxes, maintenance....and if you get married and have kids????? Goodness, the list is endless....what about inflation rate???? All I can say is, enjoy life, work and earn a good living, and get an aggressive IRA (or other nice retirement fund). Maybe you'll be able to retire at 55!! Good luck! :icon_roll

I graduated this past summer. I started in what I thought I loved, in a big public hospital in a major metro area. It was an awful experience for me and a few other new graduates that started then...the loads, the pace, the RN's "eating the young", etc. I transferred to another unit within 5 months (as did other new rn's). The new unit is not a bad place; I like most of the nurses I work with, and my manager likes me. Now after just 2 months I'm flat out bored and feel unchallenged...my schedule is not all that good, and I am not crazy about the hospital (county hospital). I was recenty called by an employer that I had applied for a long time ago in a different type of unit (newborn nursery), and they would like to set up an interview. Now, here is the catch: one of the reasons I stayed in this hospital is because I have a contract where I would have to pay back for the internship ($10,000) if i leave before 2 years. I am so depressed about the whole thing, and I just don't know if it would look good to hop to yet another job, not to mention the fact that I would have to pay back (even though I have been told that other RN's have left in that same situation and they have not had to pay anything, but I can't prove that myself). Sometimes I even feel like I have chosen the wrong career. I need advice stat!! Thanks!:icon_roll