Two weeks in, and I need a vacation!

[SoaringOwl]

Holy cow. I'm in my second week of orientation and new grad residency, and I need a vacation already! They've got me working 4 12's in the next 5 days, in addition to homework assignments that are due on Monday, and already they want to meet to discuss my progress. I'm supposed to have time to reflect on my progress when??!!! Not today, I'm spending Xmas today doing homework.... To make matters worse, I'm a nocturnal creature, and I'm orienting on dayshift, and I can't even hear myself think with all the noise and confusion of dayshift. I wouldn't work dayshift if it paid 100 grand a year!

Dios mios! How am I going to get through a whole year like this? I'd feel so much better if I were doing 2 12's on the floor and a third day for all the meetings and simulation. It's hard to do 3 12's AND residency classes.

Thanks for reading my rant. I know I'll get through it, but I could really, REALLY use a vacation!

[SoaringOwl]

When I had training to do from the hospital I worked at, they had me log in to their system from home, and it recorded my time, and I got paid for it. I don't understand why employers would risk illegal work requirements when so many have lost lawsuits in the last couple decades for exactly this kind of thing. Where is their legal department, who should be warning them? Ridiculous.

I live in FL. Everyone who isn't a millionaire gets treated like trash down here. Once I get that precious one year of acute care under my belt I'm so outta here...

Edited to add: I sent an e-mail to the US department of labor. I can't find any helpful information on whom to contact in FL state government (ha, no surprise there.)