Quitting job during orientation?

[angieRN528]

Hey everyone! I'm super depressed right now. I left my job doing ltc to a med surg position at a hospital. I figured I would TRY it but I am not liking it 😫. I'm trying to figure out how to get out of it without burning any bridges. I'm sure most people will say "stick it out" but I can't imagine doing so if I hate it! It's just a part of nursing I'm not interested in! I ultimately would love to do labor and delivery or mother infant. Any advice? I was hired full time to do 3 12s.

[Serhilda, ADN, RN]

Why isn't the husband obligated to change his work schedule to take care of the kids? I would explore that possibility if I were you.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Starting any new job is difficult. The first 6 months of any job is the hardest. Most of us did not "like" it, most of us did the professional thing and got through orientation and went on to learn the position.

You can do this.

As far as the child care issue, most of us had to find accommodations to cover the 12 hour shift. You can do that also.

You have been given an opportunity, that you may not be offered again.

[taivin]

I know some people have been LUCKY getting what they want, but if I had a L/D nurse who hadn't even had a year of med/surg I would say give me another nurse (it happened with my second child). It was painfully obvious she didn't have a clue what she was doing. I can forgive that in med/surg, but not L/D.

My girlfriend networked during school and got a L/D nurses to precept her into the position. You weren't happy with two jobs now...if you knew your hearts dream was with L/D you should have networked into it. Do have any idea what L/D nurses do? I am most sincere in that question. I believe far beyond your scope at this point.

As far as your kids; don't be disillusioned that you will only have one sitter in your career.

Do the med/surg; learn all you can, and network into the hospitals L/D, or apply elsewhere after a year...the posters telling you to do the year of med/surg, are the ones who know what's up.

If you concentrate on how unhappy you are; your dream will come true. You can enjoy helping people in med/surg, if you realize that's what it takes to realize your dream

[localgirl85]

I can totally relate...I quit 2 new jobs (both during orientation) :/ in the past 6 months. This is not how I am normally am, but I couldn't do them. The first, I just didn't like and knew it wasn't for me. I had just come from a job I absolutely loved, to one I did not. The second I had to quit because I have a bad back and it was too physical for me. Ha so talk about depressing....2 jobs in a 6month span!

BUT I have faith it will work out in the end. I have held multiple jobs that I have liked for the past 6 years, so I know it's possible :) I'm surprised you liked ltc but don't like med surg... aren't they kind of similar? I did med/surg/tele for a few years, and although it isn't the funnest, it can be a stepping stone to other jobs within the hospital. It also helps to be an internal candidate when transferring to another floor because you get a step up over an external, despite experience I believe. Some places only make you wait 6 months to transfer...so maybe hold off til then if you can? But no judgement here if you can't haha! I know I couldn't... BUT you must quit eloquently if you can. Never burn bridges...never! Good luck. I hope this at least helps to know you aren't the only one out there in this situation :)

[Aunt Slappy]

I just think that is ridiculous to have to stick out a job that I hate ������, but I don't want to be non-rehirable.

Welcome to adulthood.

[nellynel07]

You have been given advice from both sides of the spectrum. While it does seem easier to quit to work around the at home situation it does seem like it can be conflicting to your future career with that system. Hopefully you have other career options available in another hospital system you can choose from.

[dharlow]

Med/Surg isn't easy. Believe me, I know. Most of my career (20+) has been as a M/S nurse and I'm proud of that fact! I even managed M/S for several years. The one thing I tell newbies is go get your M/S experience because even if it is just a year or two you'll be able to draw from the experience for the rest of your career. A lot of people want specialized areas and that is well and fine but I'm old school and when I moved on to manage other areas, I looked for that nurse who had M/S experience. I firmly believe it sets an awesome foundation and personally, helps with at least my critical thought process and being able to multi-task. I worked a general M/S floor as a new nurse and I would always have a variety of patients I would care for during my shift. Medical, surgical, GYN, pediatric, geriatric, etc. Taught me how to be able to turn on a dime and switch directions at any given moment.

Best of luck. If you stay, you'll get the hang of it. Just takes time to find your stride. Happy New Year!

[AliNajaCat]

I just think that is ridiculous to have to stick out a job that I hate ������

Well, dear, in this case, it doesn't matter what you think. "It's not fair!" usually extinguishes at about 15.

If you are old enough to have had four kids, you're adult enough to know that there's a lot we have to do that we really don't want to do. Be a good example to your kids.