Two weeks notice

[superarn86]

I went back to work from maternity leave in November, I was promised prn in January. My manager told me that it not happening anymore. Due to child care resources, I put in my two weeks in. But the issue is my last day at work is going to be Christmas day. I want to call in since it's a holiday but not sure how it will affect me long term.

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks

[Jory, MSN, APRN, CNM]

Don't do it. If you call in on your last day, they can render that unexcused and put you on a do-not-rehire list. I have seen it done more than once.

[CaffeinePOQ4HPRN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

"I want to call in since it's a holiday ."

Way to stick it to your co-workers.

THIS! Seriously!

To the OP: Regional nursing communities are small, people communicate with each other and will never forget if you're flaky or unreliable.

I had a coworker who was known to ask for favors but never returned those favors, would conveniently call in sick on holidays and long weekends, would disappear if you needed help with a patient. Previously (because the complaints were hearsay and my experience with her was limited) I had no qualms with switching shifts with her. Then one day I asked her to swap a shift with me (so I could accompany my mother to the hospital for her mastectomy the following week). She said no b/c she had a BBQ to go to. So, whatever... I understood she had/is entitled to her own life... thankfully, I had a great manager who helped me coordinate a switch with someone else. However, then the time came when she needed a favor and I simply said, "I'm not available". For her, I will be unavailable to help her with anything forever... the same way the rest of the staff had distanced themselves from her.

[SmilingBluEyes]

People have LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG memories. They will remember how you stuck it to them on Christmas and it will likely come back to haunt you. Suck it up and work. You may be very surprised to see the same people later in your career, no matter where you go. I have seen people up to 15 years later even though I moved across country. You may find yourself even working for one of those people. You don't know.

Besides it being the "right" thing to do, to just work what you are scheduled to do...... Seriously, I am bothered by how your mind works. Obviously you have no regard for what is right.

[DeeAngel]

My last place of employment I had to give two months written notice before leaving. You are scheduled to work a holiday, so be a professional adult and go into work on that day. I understand you don't want to go in, I wouldn't either, but I am always a professional which means I would go in and work without whining about it.

[scuba nurse, BSN, MSN, RN]

Don't call in. It is ONLY 1 day, 1 shift. You can do it.

[chacha82, ADN, BSN]

I think it's crummy to call in on a holiday, when it's your last day, leaving your colleagues short-staffed and unlikely to get another nurse. That's short - term though. It is your last day, and it is a holiday, however we all would like to have holidays off.

I agree with others who say 2 weeks is relatively short to give notice. When I transferred, I had to work a scheduling period (7 weeks) before they agreed to let me transfer. That's a transfer though, so it's different than leaving outright. To me that was nothing though - I was told at a prior job (not nursing) in December they would be letting me go after that summer. I guess I could have quit, but they had paid my tuition and I knew leaving them would have screwed them, so I worked December - end of July, knowing I wouldn't have a job come August. That was a long - term thing.

If you're asking? Just work the holiday. It's your last shift and you are getting what you want (leaving). Only you can decide what to do though. Good luck to you!

[Swellz]

Definitely make sure it's only two weeks for notice - I had to give four weeks.

[MunoRN, RN]

I would check your requirements related to insurance coverage during FMLA, since if you don't come back for a long enough period following FMLA they can retroactively cancel your insurance, which could cost you many thousands of dollars.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

THIS! Seriously!

To the OP: Regional nursing communities are small, people communicate with each other and will never forget if you're flaky or unreliable.

True that. Even if your employer plays nice despite your calling out and doesn't disclose why you are a Do-Not-Rehire or even nicer, doesn't make you one...I wouldn't be surprised if you next employer learned what happened just from the grapevine. You'd be surprised who knows who and where and how far word-of-mouth can travel. And the smaller the community, the greater the number of people who know.

So really think long and hard about calling off on Sunday. But if you decide to bail on the last day, then be prepared to deal with any consequences that might arise.

Best of luck whatever you decide.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

If you were going to call in on Christmas Day, the least you could have done was just go ahead and tell them when you had that thought, so that they could get coverage and your coworkers don't get screwed.

[NicuGal, MSN, RN]

Don't call in on the holiday, that is just uncalled for. You put your notice in, work thru it. Believe me, people don't forget and the nursing world can be quite small in some areas. Being marked as ineligible for rehire is no joke and if an interviewer asks you why, what are you going to say, gee my last day was Christmas and I didn't feel like working it? Kiss that job goodbye. And don't do that to your co-workers.

As for the PRN position, unless you got it in writing, it isn't a fine deal. Lesson learned, always get things in writing.

[superarn86]

Thank you, guess I was just mad but after all I will drag my butt In and work the holiday like it was my first day of work. I can't do that to my co workers.