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

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I am a relatively new grad with 4 months working at an ltc. They have only been giving me 16 hour weeks even though I was offered a full time position; so I took a second job. They offered me a dollar an hour more, day shifts, and 42 hours after 3 weeks of working part time days. The caveat was I was replacing someone who left without notice so I couldn't give notice to my night job. They were very upset because we're a small staff and 2 other nurses were on vacation so they asked me what it would take to stay. I requested 36 hours and a 3 dollar an hour raise. Why not shoot the moon since I was leaving anyway? Well they agreed to my terms. Before I tried to quit I was being constantly praised, given thank you notes, gift cards for all my extra work. Now they are constantly calling and texting me that I've done little things wrong and threatening that they expect a whole new level of work from me because of my new pay and I'm afraid now that they're not desperate for cover they're going to find any reason to fire me. Did I make a mistake staying? Should I start looking for something else just in case? I think I really didn't think this one through.

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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...

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"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.

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

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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

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

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

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Job hunting now just to cya lol

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Specializes in Oncology.

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

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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.

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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.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

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.
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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

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