CMR1993

I'm a new grad as well who works in an ICU setting and I'm not sure I like it either. I thought that it was everything that I wanted after graduation: something new everyday, interesting situations, etc. After five months, I don't think it's what I want to do with my life and I agree that at 22/23 we shouldn't dislike what we're doing! I want to love what I do! I'm sticking with my job for at least a year until I start looking for something different because it'll look better and a lot of jobs require you to have one year of experience before they'll even look at you. Hope everything works out for you!

Hello! I've just recently joined this community because I'm a new graduate RN from May 2015 and have been currently working in my ICU job since the beginning of August. I've recently come to the realization that I don't think that this is the career choice that I want. I'm not a fan of the hours, working weekends, or being stressed before even getting to work. I want to love my job and I don't think that I'll come to love this job. I verbally committed to two years during my interview for this unit but if I don't like my job, do I really have to stay for those two years? I am definitely going to give them one year, but I don't know if I can stay for two years if I still feel this way after my one year date. I feel guilty a little for leaving earlier than what I verbally committed because I know how much it costs to train new grads especially in an ICU setting. I was just wondering if any other new grads felt this way and what they did? Did this feeling ever disappear for anyone? I'm just curious of other people's experiences. I'm thinking of maybe looking into becoming a case manager at a home health care agency, being a RN care coordinator, or doing more of a clinic job. Did anybody else do this and do they currently like their job? Was it hard getting a job like this with only one year of nursing experience? Thanks for any advice or stories that you can give! I don't know if this is just a new grad feeling or if this is just not the job for me.