Was given a raise not to quit - now I have a target on my back

To be honest - I think that they are resenting the fact that you had the power to force their hand although it sounds that they did not hold up their end of the bargain. Of course they thanked you when you were just willing and needed to jump in for less money...

If I was you I would look around and if you find something that you like give proper notice.

I wonder if they paid you under market value to begin with because 3 dollars more an hour is a lot for a new graduate unless you were underpaid to begin with.

Make sure that you find somebody who will give you a good reference...

"they expect a whole new level of work". Weren't you already giving it your best effort ? Whoever "they" are, think they own you now. They no longer have to negotiate to cover those 36 hours.

Constant calling , texting and threatening is not worth ANY position.

Sounds like a control thing. Start looking for another job.

Yeah corporate was in town and so many people were out we had one girl literally work 20 hours in a row before I agreed to come back. I imagined they'd have paid me 100 an hour to come back at the time. LPNs make 25, RNs make 27 and I'm the only one that makes 28. I don't know why I imagined they'd be cool with it later. I've always worked hard even in my minimum wage days. I don't imagine thers ever enough work I could do to make them feel it's adequate now that the need isn't so high

Yep. They are passed you had the upper hand and used it. Watch your back.

Job hunting now just to cya lol

RN's only making $2/hour more than LPN's? And now you're making more than the RN's? Ouch.

Start looking for something new. If you are hired full time, then you should be given full time hours. That you were not, they are "lucky" you were not bound to full time pay regardless of how many hours you worked/they scheduled you for. And your benefits, which is based on full time hours....

If you outright quit your second job, you may not be eligible for rehire. Which can mean an entire parent company. Which is a HUGE bridge to burn.

Sounds like a huge mess. I would get out now while the getting is good.

Isn't this awful? Are these the business owners? 3+ an hour is nothing to them! They get someone from an agency and they will pay 2x your pay! I'd find another job.

This. I suspect THIS is why she's got the target on her back. I've never worked somewhere with a wage structure like this. Nor would I.

RN's only making $2/hour more than LPN's? And now you're making more than the RN's? Ouch.

I don't think the pay structure is fantastic either. Frankly I have no idea why any rn's work there. They are not our supervisors and we technically don't "have" to have them there because it's non skilled nursing, just psych 60+ patients and one nurse works by herself each shift and supervises every non nursing employee. LPNs do their own admissions the don, the rn, signs off on them. They don't pay rn's much more sadly because in this setting they're not much more "useful" for the purpose of having a nurse here they just have to be what they consider to be competitive so obviously they have higher pay. We get at 3% merit based pay if we get one at all per yer. And no its not the owners making the decision. I think they are smaller but still own like 50 facilities across the country. I'd be offended as an rn working there period!!I had to burn a bridge either way. I'm really bummed about having to do it. The other company was wonderful. I just was stuck in a damn ed either way position

Am I the only one impressed with your shrewd negotiation skills? Way to go!

With that said, I don't think you made a mistake by staying and you made the best and right decision with the information you had at that time. Who wouldn't have chosen the higher paying job? You obviously wouldn't have stayed had you known they would change their tune so what's done is done. View it as an opportunity and see what you have learned from it.

For instance, next time someone offers you a job that requires you to quit right away, you may want to insist that you can't leave on bad terms. You are flattered and appreciate their offer but out of respect you need to give them notice. I don't think they would fault you for that because they surely would appreciate the same professional courtesy.

As a new grad, you're not going to work there forever and will deal with other obstacles wherever you go. You're going to deal with all types of people and employers so why not see it as an opportunity to overcome a difficult situation at the work place? Once it passes, no one can take this triumph away from you and you'll know you too can overcome the next challenge.

Something else gained from this is that we now know they were willing and did in fact pay you more than the RNs (obviously keep this info to yourself). You know that you did a darn good job to have gotten those accolades so keep this close to your heart and keep doing what you have been doing. Don't let them bully you into trying to "earn" your pay raise by doing more because not only will it risk patient safety but making errors due to rushing or trying to do too much will just give them reason to let you go or lose your license and that will be on you.

Look at those mistakes they are pointing out to you. Even if it is a small mistake, it is still a mistake. Other employers will feel the same way too. If they get off your case after you corrected yourself, then I think that is fair.

Could you possibly be feeling some guilt for making more than the RNs or secretly feeling you don't deserve this pay yet due to being a new LPN? Be aware of self fulfilling prophecies.

Don't let on that they are intimidating you. Act and do the same things that you have been doing. Draw from the accolades given and be confident in what you are doing. Kill them with kindness. If they see that they don't get a rise out of you, they will lose interest. If they wanted to fire you, they would have the minute the nurses came back from vacation so this tells me that they value you. Maybe they are afraid of showing you how much they value you for fear you will use it against them and get another raise?

Some places do train and allow you to do a duty that is not within your scope of practice. Is there an RN duty that you want to get cross trained on? After thanking them again and telling them how much you appreciate their generosity, ask if they feel it fair that they train you on such and such? Of course, this means once you know how, they will expect you to keep doing it! But this will be something that you can now add to your resume and help you stand out when it comes time to leave!

I would try and stick it out with the above suggestions to get at least a year or two under your belt. Then you can resign on better terms when their feelings aren't so raw. But if you aren't able to, then yes, look for a new job but just be prepared to answer questions as to why you are leaving after such a short time of working there.

Good luck!