Should I have quit?

[AmberAmazes]

I am a nursing student who recently acquired and quit a resident assistant position at a. assisted living facility. I really liked my job, so I have been mulling over my decision to quit for months. I honestly don't believe it would have worked out and I know it was not a good fit, but that still does not stop me from feeling like a quitter. I felt like the job was simply asking far too much far too soon.

Here are the combined reasons I quit, tell me if you think it was justified:

-They texted me everyday, any time of the day, and multiple times a day, about things that were not at all urgent. I felt like I was never off work.

-They also published my personal phone number in the employee lounge without notice or my consent.

-I got hired and paid as a part time employee. My schedule for my first week out of training had over 45 hours on it. No benefits and no days off.

-My first week out of training they also expected me to clean and take care of a building of 50 residents by myself, which would have been 2x more duties and residents than anyone else on the same shift.

-They scheduled me to work morning, evening, and night shifts all in the same week (and loved calling me the morning after a night shift)

-They didn't pay me shift the differential

-They were also trying to get me to sign some contract saying that I was personally responsible if anything happened to their new ipads. I was apparently suppose to store the ipads on a cleaning cart in the hall and still be personally responsible for theft and damage.

I felt like this job was trying to take over my life and I was not willing to sell it for 10 dollars an hour. I guess what I am truly seeking to know is if others would have endured it and for how long. I did not want to give up my 4.0 nursing gpa, but working mornings, evenings, and nights was making me too tired to concentrate on my studies. I quit the second week and did not give 2 week notice. I really liked being a resident assistant, but with all the issues with management I feared no amount of talking would have made this a good fit for me.

[Anna S, RN]

I think I would have quit, too, but always give two weeks notice, if possible. Hope you find something that works better for you.

[liane90]

That sounds awful, I would have quit too as that is an unreasonable amount of hours for a student nurse, and the work load is unmanageable. If it is as you truly stated it was, I would not feel guilty for it. You didn't quit because you felt above the work, you quit because it was a bad situation. So long as you gave notice and did your part, you should feel nothing but relief that you are done.

[AmberAmazes]

Thanks guys. I think most of my ill feelings are because I really liked the work and the residents. It is nice to know that I was not being unreasonable. If I am in a position like this again I will definitely try to give notice. In this situation I was afraid to give them another 2 weeks because the job just got progressively worse, I did not want to experience what it would be like once they knew I was leaving.

[Nurseeverywhere, CNA, LVN]

Sounds like a terrible situation. You did right by leaving so don't lose anymore sleep over it. Some of these facilities just don't give a crap about their employees. The longer I am in the field, the more I see it. Try to get a hospital job.

[G019, BSN, RN]

I think it was not fair to have you work different shifts each day during the week while in school or not. It would be hard to have the physical energy to preform your duties safely. I'm not too sure but seems like they were trying to take advantage. One door closes another opens. Don't give up you'll find something better. Good luck to you!