momof2buns
Well-Known Member
*sigh* I need some advice...
Ok, there is Not a nursing shortage here. The biggest hospital in town only hired 8 students (we have like 68 graduating looking for jobs) and I was one of the lucky ones to be offered a job. Here's the thing...it's 12 hr shifts for four days straight-that's 7a to 7p. I wouldn't see my kids at all!! I would have to leave by 6:00am and would get home after they were in bed. The patientcensus has been low, soa lot ofstaff are being sent home. Now I know why they really aren't hiring many folks. I would have to drive an hour to work total daily only to be sent home after a couple of hours of work... Is it really worth it?? Here's my options:
#1 - Keep the job at the hospital
Advantages: Its a JOB! excellent experience and great to put on a resume if I ever did something else, pay is good-it's $20/hr
Disadvantages: Far from home, wouldn't see my kids for almost a week, unstable working hours-a 40 hr wk week isn't promised, need to find childcare that is able to keep them odd hours, especially this summer...
#2 - Work at my kids' school (opening in the library)
Advantages: on my kids school schedule, off in the summer, I can go back to school and finish up my bachelors degree(have my associates right now), no childcare needed, no commuting
Disadvantages: low low pay, not nursing jobso it wouldn't help me get a nursing job in the future
To me, spending time with my kids mean more than money and I would do it in a heartbeat(I should have been a teacher-I'm so stupid-LOL:blushan...BUT I dont' know if I should pass up the ICU nurse offer.
So what would YOU do??????
Ok, there is Not a nursing shortage here. The biggest hospital in town only hired 8 students (we have like 68 graduating looking for jobs) and I was one of the lucky ones to be offered a job. Here's the thing...it's 12 hr shifts for four days straight-that's 7a to 7p. I wouldn't see my kids at all!! I would have to leave by 6:00am and would get home after they were in bed. The patientcensus has been low, soa lot ofstaff are being sent home. Now I know why they really aren't hiring many folks. I would have to drive an hour to work total daily only to be sent home after a couple of hours of work... Is it really worth it?? Here's my options:
#1 - Keep the job at the hospital
Advantages: Its a JOB! excellent experience and great to put on a resume if I ever did something else, pay is good-it's $20/hr
Disadvantages: Far from home, wouldn't see my kids for almost a week, unstable working hours-a 40 hr wk week isn't promised, need to find childcare that is able to keep them odd hours, especially this summer...
#2 - Work at my kids' school (opening in the library)
Advantages: on my kids school schedule, off in the summer, I can go back to school and finish up my bachelors degree(have my associates right now), no childcare needed, no commuting
Disadvantages: low low pay, not nursing jobso it wouldn't help me get a nursing job in the future
To me, spending time with my kids mean more than money and I would do it in a heartbeat(I should have been a teacher-I'm so stupid-LOL:blushan...BUT I dont' know if I should pass up the ICU nurse offer.
So what would YOU do??????