So while I was working for my 1st job, I got offered a great position with another company. Better pay, better experience, etc. I never applied for this position but was recommend by a friend. Thinking I would have no chance I figured a interview wouldn't hurt. So I did the interview and got the job. I put in my two weeks notice from Job 1 to start job 2. But because I job 1 was so short staffed I told them VERBALLy I would say PRN. But they told me it would have to be every other weekend. So now I working every weekend. Anyways, I had to call in because I she been sick with flu like symptoms to job 1. I have never been treated so badly by a director in my life. She was a *****. So on Monday when I send her the " doctors letter" she demanded, I am telling her I can no longer do PRN. I refuse to work the next shift in two weeks. I refuse to walk into that place again. Please help!
Oh and I never ever missed one day of work or was ever late. I also picked up 16 hour shifts for them all the time.
So I need to know he to word it. I want it short sweet and be done with that place.
You do not need a reason to resign. Just resign and keep it professional. If they care to know why, then they will offer an exit interview.
This. When I quit my first nursing job, I simply resigned and gave them their two weeks notice in that letter. I listed no reason.
HR contacted me though - they wanted exit information. It was a LONG phone call (3 hours). I was offered the chance for re-hire and another unit I'd recently floated to was willing to extend me an offer. They offered me both PRN and full time options. I asked for some time to consider it, and I did and declined. Had I been assigned to the unit that I floated to as a new hire I probably wouldn't have left... They've called me twice since to offer me other positions. Having moved and living hours away I just leave my reasoning as I've relocated away from the area.
HR and nursing management more broadly investigated the claims I (and other nurses who'd also recently left) made. Changes were made in unit management, and staffing more broadly. Too little too late...but you know, whatever. Hopefully speaking up on my way out, when asked, meant something better for people yet to come and patients.
I agree with the others. Don't burn your bridges. Nursing and healthcare is a small world.
While yes, it would be smart to be diplomatic, let me present the other side of the coin.
If the new job is going well, and you are very certain you'll be there awhile, you'll likely never the old employer as a job reference. So, the "see ya" note with no 2 week notice would work for me!
No. Try to never burn a bridge. You might need a reference, a job with them again, or your paths could cross some other kind of way. You just never know.
You could tell them you'll work 1 day every other weekend or make some other PRN offer instead of completely resigning.
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Resigning is like calling out. You don't have to give a reason, you state the action you are taking and you do it.
When I resigned from my first nursing job, I wrote something like, "effective MMDDYYYY, I will be leaving my position as a Clinical Nurse. Thank you for the opportunity to work at Facility".
Of course everyone knew informally why I was going, but I'm never going to leave a written record in my file.
meanmaryjean, DNP, RN
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I once wrote
'My time here has been a learning and growing experience. I learned that this is a terrible place to work and grew to hate it.'
True story. It was almost 30 years ago and I STILL show up as a do not rehire in their system!