I recently graduated with a BSN, passed NCLEX and got hired for my first nursing job. I'm absolutely thrilled to be beginning my career, after a long college career. However, I'm having trouble quitting my grocery store job. It must sound so silly! I've learned that I'm very loyal and it seems that almost anytime quitting is involved, it had a negative undertones to me. I've held this job, at 4 different locations, for nine years--during high school, my first college degree and my nursing degree. The company, in general, has been very good to me. I said to myself, "When I get my hospital schedule, I'll quit." There's no need to put in a two weeks notice since they've known I would be getting a job and since there was an entire month between the day I was hired and went to orientation (this week). So, I got my schedule on Wednesday and still haven't given them a "last day." The scheduler texted me a while ago and I called her back, intending on telling her that July 4th would be my last day. Didn't happen. For a while, I considered staying and then I remembered that I'm charged $14 weekly for insurance. I wouldn't be able to cancel it and would be paying for it until January, if I stayed. I KNOW I need to quit, I'm just having a hard time saying goodbye. Comments/suggestions? I pride myself on my loyalty but even I know this is extreme...
