Should I choose nurse in clinic position or OBGYN hospital position?

[Allimitless]

Hi, I'm a recent RN graduate and was wondering if I can have an advise from the awesome nurses here. I'm currently working in a small clinic as STI nurse (for a month now) but was recently offered an OBGYN position in a hospital. I'm torn which one is better to start one's career with. I really appreciate the advise

Here are little bit about both jobs:

-Clinic: VERY friendly , welcoming environment, fairly good workload, benefits included, full time 40hrs with over time, paid holidays, hours 11am:7:30pm (very little personal time), very little growth

-Hospital: not so friendly staff, hierarchies are extreme, a lot of workload, full time (36hrs), 12 hrs shift (a space for personal days off) , benefits , a possibility of growth

I'm wondering if I keep working in a clinic, no body would want to hire me later in future if I want to advance. Both pay the same rate

Please advise me!

Thank you!

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

I'd stick with the clinic if I were you. A good work environment is the best---and rarest---of all possible worlds, even if it's not the hospital (where your chances for advancement don't sound very good what with the hierarchy you mentioned). Yes, working in a clinic may make it harder to get into acute care later if that is what you truly want, but your job sounds like a dream to me and I'd trade you for all the horrible jobs I've had in a New York minute. Sometimes the grass is NOT greener on the other side of the fence. Just my thoughts.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

What are your future goals? Clinic nursing over time will slam the acute care door shut. However, I have done clinic nursing and outpatient nursing for 23 years and been very happy with it.

[Natasha, RN, BSN]

Well, depending on your future goals... but... I would keep the clinic job in a heart beat. While the hours may not leave you much of a personal life, as you've stated, perhaps those hours will change in the future? Believe me, working 3 12's leaves you exhausted on your days off, thus personal life still takes a wee bit of a beating, in my humble opinion. When the hospital has you working all day, weekends, AND holidays, your personal life will most definitely be stretched thinner. I assume no working weekends or holidays with clinic job? If so, that's awesome and worth its weight in gold (as well as the friendly environment!!!)

[Allimitless]

"Sometimes the grass is NOT greener on the other side of the fence" Very beautiful quote thank you!

[Everline]

If it were me, I would keep the clinic job with the friendly, welcoming environment and good workload. But this comes from someone who started out as a hospital floor nurse, left to work in a clinic and whose future goals are geared towards nursing opportunities outside the hospital environment. You have to consider your future goals...as well as your constitution. Best wishes to you!