DestinyLynneRN

Well, it appears I'm crazy. I've decided to leave my job in Geriatric Management for a position at the hospital on the Mother Baby unit. I'm scared but excited for all the new things I'm going to learn and the completely different direction I'm taking in my career. It will be 12 hour nights to start. Hopefully I can get on dayshift before too long. Thank you all for your input.

Thank you both for your replies. Interesting how different they are from each other. :) I do think I need to make a pros and cons list. And I was really surprised Clara38 that you wish you could go back to nights instead of the M-F job. I don't wish for nights, but M-F does kick my butt in that I feel like I am ALWAYS working (40+ hrs per week vs 36+) I guess it's not that much different other then it's consolidated with more days off in between. I feel like I would look forward to going to work a lot more. My kids would be taken care of because my husband still works Mon-Fri 8-5. No more kids, mine are young teens. Ugh..decisions, decisions. But you're right. I don't need to rush anything. Its just I have a job offer I need to decide do I take or turn it down.

I currently have a Mon-Fri job. 8-5. Flexible schedule, if I need to be late or go see a kids school program in the middle of the day or even take half the day off, I still get paid the same because I'm on salary. As long as the work gets done- it doesn't matter. I get along great with my boss and my coworkers. I have weekends and holidays off unless I choose to take call. The pay is one of the top in my city. It is almost the same schedule as my husband works and is great for my kids. So...why would I even think about going back to the hospital?? Why would I take less pay, start out on nights and have a rotating schedule with weekends and holidays and no flexibility? I'm considering it just for the job aspect. I miss working in that environment and I'd be working on a floor that I believe would be awesome. Eventually, I'd like to consider travel nursing and I need more hospital experience for that. But I am also one that tends to think the grass is always greener on the other side. I get restless after being in a certain place for too long, rather that place is a house, a city, or a job. I've left this job once before, for another similar job, and regretted it. I don't know what to do. And I know you all can't tell me what to do but I just want to hear your thoughts. PLEASE let me hear your thoughts so I can bounce them around in my head and try to decide what to do. Is it stupid to leave the perks of where I am at now? Thank you