Should you take a job knowing your moving?

[Leighlynn]

I have been a nurse for 12 years, 7 of which are in dialysis. For the past 4 years I have been working on a cardiac floor because I couldn't find a job as a dialysis nurse. My family has been relocated (for 9 months) and I have a wonderful opportunity to get back into dialysis. I interviewed with a clinic who is trying to prepare for one of their nurses leaving in 2 months and get someone else trained in time. Since I have been out of dialysis for 4 years I have to go back through their 6 week classroom/clinic training program, which I don't mind. Here is the problem, I know I will only be there 7 months because my husband is getting out of the military and we will be moving back to his home state. I hate to deceive the clinic I will be working for but if I tell them, I know the chances of getting the job are very slim. I do plan on staying with dialysis when we make our final move, and having this retraining would make me more marketable. I would even love to stay with the same company because they have clinics around his hometown so it wouldn't be like the company was losing money in me. I just feel bad for the clinic that spent the time training me and then I leave 5 months after I finish their training class. I could also reach a lot of financial goals having this job while we are here but does all the benefits (mainly the retraining) outway the deceit I would be doing to the clinic?

[evolvingrn, BSN, RN]

I think its okay , because plans change and that is a pretty 'far out' move. good luck.

[OCNRN63, RN]

I don't think it's very ethical to take a job if you know you're not even going to be there a year. That job could go to a stable employee who really wants to be there. Personally, I think you should just put up with your current position till you move.

[nowim clean]

Be honest with them put yourself in thier position. Would you want someone doing this to you unknown? You know right from wrong follow your natural God given instincts and if it is meant for you to have this job you will, and when you transfer things could be in place for a transfer, be dishonest and not say anything well karama does seem to come back.

[mindlor]

you answered your own quuestion by posting this. Obviously your consience is troubling you over this.

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

Only you know if this is something that you can be comfortable with ethically. Will you spend the 6 months feeling guilty, dreading someone finding out that you are moving? To me, it wouldn't be worth it. The only way I would be comfortable is if I told them upfront that that I was only here on a 9 month leave and then I will be moving to X area and would like to transfer to a facility in that area when I move. But you have to make the decision that you can live with.

[GimiRN]

I think if you feel like it's in your best interest, then do it. I have a military background and know that relocating is the norm. If family members make every decision based on the fact that they will/could be leaving soon, they'd miss out on good opportunities, more often than not.

You said that there is a good chance you'd still be able to work for the company once you leave, so they could still end up getting out of you what they put in. And who knows, maybe your husband gets extended at the last minute, or decides that he wants to stay in the area as a civilian. It happens all the time.

Like my last employer told me, when I was concerned if they would be okay once I left, "Don't worry about us, we're always going to be okay. You do what's best for you." And during what was to be my last week with them, I actually ended up staying. Things change all the time, so I say live for today.

[merlee]

Take the job - - plans change all the time. Seven months is pretty far out.

Don't feel bad - - people leave jobs for many reasons, some don't even make it through orientation.

Take the job.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Your conscience must guide you. Some will say that employer/employee loyalty no longer exists, but I can only speak from my personal experience. I am honest with my employer and they have so far treated me accordingly.

I couldn't knowingly take a new position that provides at least 6 weeks of orientation, knowing that I was there under false pretenses. But you will do what you can live with.

[DragonPurr]

Many people in the civilian world don't understand what pressures affect military wives and families. The one thing I can honestly tell anyone is that I don't know what will happen from day to day. If I turned down opportunities based on my husbands military career, I would do nothing except stay at home and do nothing. You have no idea if you are not military affiliated.

Plans change on a daily bases, you do not know if your 7 month timeframe in fact will come to pass. He might get out, might be extended, might decided to stay in......who knows.

Don't base your decision making on your husband. Do what is right for you now and accept that tommorow is unknown.

The military is not like any other employer in the world.

As an example, several years ago my husband came down on orders for Germany and we were making plans, one month before we were supposed to leave, his orders were deleted. The new orders were for him to be deployed to Afganistan (obviously without his family) for a year.

My plans for employment/career aspirations obviously had no bearing or weight on what the Army had planned for him.

Take the job, get good at it, and transfer if you can.

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

In this economy, or any other for that matter, I would absolutely do it. money is money.

[germanshep]

Take the job if dialysis is where your heart is. Life happens. You will be an asset to them. Plus, a company will drop you like a fly and not be considerate of your needs when "business decisions" need to be made. Good luck :)