Taking a Pay Cut

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I currently work in an office setting in the Automotive industry. I've been on the Nursing waitlist for 3 years now and my number will be called soon! YAY! I've been trying to get my foot in the door and finally was offered a position in the OR at a major hospital in my area. I make good money now... almost $17/hr and i know moving into another field would be a paycut, however the offer they came back with was $10/hr. I was hoping for $12. I'm a single mother... I can't afford to live off $10/hr. :crying2: I weighed the pros and cons and honestly the only con is the money! I am miserable at my current job and the new position would earn me so much experience and learning to help with my future as a nurse. What should I do?

I asked if the pay was negotionable and the HR lady is "looking" into it. :o

Don't take the OR job. You can do all the fun nursing stuff while you are in school. While I was in school, I worked as a receptionist PT at an assisted living. I could study and do my own thing. There will be no room for that in the OR. And OR nursing is very specific. Unless you want to definitely work in the OR when you graduate from nursing school, I would say NO.

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I would keep making extra money before school to pay your bills and try to sock some away for when you are in NS. Beign a CNA is nice for the experience but it isn't mandatory to your success as a nurse. Take the money and get your education.

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