Hi perbd, I was just reading through your posts and am having similar feelings- i dread going to work. I started working in the ER in january. I graduated last May from nursing school. My orientation is 6 months on the floor in the er, however, i have been taken off the floor several times for classes, certs, and so on. I have 2 more months in my orientation and everyone is telling me i not doing good enough. anyway, I was wondering what the continuation to your story is. Are you still in the er? do you enjoy it more? (i really liked the way they set up your orientation with the 2 months of med-surg; 5 wks of ICU; and then ER. sounds like the amount of time could be changed a little, but i like the thought.) hope you are enjoying whatever you are doing.