Kyte

This is actually something I'm worried about. If I resign can they still report me? They think I'm incompetent; I don't want to go into the why of that in case it's obvious who I am, but trust me when I say that they feel that I'm incompetent. So if I resign, instead of waiting to be fired could they still report me or would resigning protect me from that potential fate? Also if I resign should I send the resignation letter via certified mail? To be honest, I've got a bad feeling in my gut about these people and just want to get away before they sabotage my career.

I'm a nurse (less than a year). I work in a giant hospital. I've been on the floor about 8 weeks. I'm pretty sure management is trying to force me to resign and is in the meantime building up a case to fire me by the end of this month. Obviously I'm looking for work elsewhere while this is going on, but I have a few questions: 1) Does getting fired basically blacklist you from finding work again, how damaging will it be for prospective future employers to know I was let go previously? Is it better to resign before I can be fired? 2) Can HR be trusted? When I was hired the nurse recruiter told me to let her know if it's not working out and that she'd try and find a better fit for me somewhere else in the hospital. If I contact her and tell her that it's not working where I am can she actually be trusted to help me relocate? My issue is that I'm not sure another unit manager would take me on once my current one tells him/her what they think about me. I'm not looking for advice on how to make my current situation better because I've already decided I don't want to work with these people. What I need is advice on how and when to get out of there. I wish I could give more detail, but if I did it would be obvious to any co-worker reading that it's me posting. I'm asking you to please just believe that I'm being treated unfairly and that I work in a toxic environment. Any advice would be appreciated.