Suegr98

Dear Hopeless, First change your nickname. There is hope. Be Hopeful in PA! Second, I have been a nurse for 30 years and my first ten years were extremely difficult. It was a combination of my own issues with maturity and mental health and poor mentoring/support. Nurses are very hard on one another, especially newbies. It is extremely difficult to perform well under intense scrutiny especially if you have any mental health or anxiety problems. But it is not impossible, you just need a good fit and a supportive environment. My advice is to keep applying as if you are a new grad, which you basically are since your experience doesn't yet add up to more than that. Lots of new grads do not find work for quite awhile. If you feel you must share, understate as much as possible, do not overshare, do not criticize prior management, just keep it minimalistic and positive. It didn't work out. Lots of jobs don't work out. And don't hold out for a dream job anymore. Get experience where you can. Final thought: Even though I was asked to resign from my first job (and others too along the way--management likes to avoid firing wherever they can) I eventually found my way into an area I never would have thought I could grow to love and interestingly enough, my very first job influenced how I arrived where I am now, even though it was pure hell at the time. Life is funny that way! Hang in there, you will eventually see what purpose this experience has served for you. No perceived failure is the end of the line unless you let it be and to paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Be Hopeful!

An acquaintance once posted "sometimes I really hate my job" and was reprimanded by a supervisor. One of her "friends" ratted her out. I once anonymously quoted something funny a patient said. A co-worker privately admonished me ( to her credit, at least she did not turn me in). Even though her guess as to who the quote came from ws wrong, she though it was inappropriate. So I deleted it. My job is more important to me than my Facebook page. An aside, I have found venting seldom makes me feel better. I get a very temporary sense of relief and then I need to vent again about the same thing. Venting is overrated and even counterproductive IMO.