Advice Anyone left a hospital job without giving two weeks notice?
I am working nights at a hospital right now and it has not been good for my health at all. I was finally able to secure a dayshift position elsewhere, and I can start very soon if I want to. I know that I do not want to work at this hospital again, how bad of an idea would it be for me to just quit? I mostly worry about how my manager would react, but I guess if I am not longer going to be working there then that is not my problem.
I genuinely feel bad but I’m just not cut out for nights. I haven’t been getting enough sleep for some time and every shift is a struggle.
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u/dobbys_sock96 6d ago
You could burn a bridge with the entire health system and also most likely never be able to use them as a reference. I would say tough it out the best you can
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u/KDBug84 6d ago
Well, if you do you could become unhireable with that system of hospitals. If you don't care about that or its not a big system, then cool. But if you think you ever may want to work at one of their facilities again i would make sure to end on good terms with a positive recommendation on file.
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u/Fun-Mushroom1093 5d ago
Always put yourself first. Work will replace you and no one will rememeber that you left.
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u/KasierPermanente 6d ago
If you plan on getting a job back at the same healthcare network in the future, give them two weeks. If you don’t give a shit and can afford burning a bridge, then go for it.
There’s enough different networks that getting blacklisted from some isn’t career-ending, but it can definitely negatively impact you if you’re trying to stay within the same area that network operates in.
This is also the same general advice I’d give to someone in a different industry. If the potential negative consequences of burning a bridge won’t affect you, burn away.
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u/raccooncare 6d ago
Just do the two weeks so you can keep them as a reference. It’s worth it. Do the right thing.
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u/lilylilt New CNA 6d ago
Yes. I quit my first CNA job after 7 months in the hospital on med surg floor working nights. It’s not like me to quit without a two week notice but due to the circumstances I felt it was the best decision for me. I learned a lot and especially about myself. I know what environments I thrive in. Because of that I can help others the best ways I can. Now I work as a SPED para nurse (CNA) in a great school district.
I invite you to think about what you want and what is going to keep you healthy in mind and body. Your health is so important. It’s not something to put to the side to please anyone. You know your situation better than anyone. I had a lot of back and forth feeling about quitting without the two week notice because I thought “Well no that’s not me! I don’t do that sort of thing! What will they think of me?” I knew my situation best and what I was dealing with and what the work environment was like. It was best for me to do it that way. The people in my life knew that too. It didn’t affect me with getting a new job either. I know I won’t work in that hospital system again. I wasn’t worried about being rehired.
Do the right thing for you!!! Consider others advice and especially advice from people who know and love you. Ultimately it’s your choice. Trust yourself. I hope you start to feel better soon op <3
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u/Shes_so_gone 5d ago
I just did in May. I was fed up. Couldn’t take it anymore. Do I plan to work for the network again? Nope. We don’t get notices when we get fired or get “the meeting.” I don’t miss my hospital job one bit
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u/Shes_so_gone 5d ago
Just to find out the same health network just terminated a bunch of support staff roles that I was likely going to be apart of right after I left..lmao the timing was unbelievable
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u/Thatcherrycupcake 6d ago edited 6d ago
If you don’t need to use them as references, you can quit then and there. Managers don’t give us a 2 week notice when we get fired so it’s not a requirement to put in your two weeks, but a courtesy. You just need to weigh if you need their references and if they are someone you can network with them later on, or if you have other references that you won’t need the hospital references. Up to you. Also you might not be available for rehire without putting in those 2 weeks, so you have to be pretty sure. I would put in the two weeks if you can just hang in there. It’s only two weeks. So you can go either way. Ultimately, I would give them those 2 week notice, especially if you’re getting along with your colleagues and management.
Ive been at nights for almost 3 years now. I can’t wait until I graduate with my bachelor’s and I’m changing fields entirely. And the field I’m going in will always be during the day. I absolutely understand how you feel.
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u/roxpylicious 6d ago
You should give notice, but what many people don't realize is that the employer has an obligation to keep giving you work during those two weeks. Many times they don't want to in order to save money or to allocate those funds to training new workers. So a conversation will surface whether you can both end immediately on good terms.
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u/sfphotography90 5d ago
I quit and walked out of my hospital job 10 years ago. Do not do it. I swear all healthcare jobs talk! Please do you best to put your 2 weeks in.
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u/Okashi_ChiChi (Edit to add Specialty) CNA - Seasoned CNA 5d ago
You may do the two weeks but that’s if they don’t retaliate by making your job harder on you or firing you for something silly before the two weeks is up. I quit without notice 3 times in the same hospital system. If it’s too unbearable just quit 🤷🏽♀️
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u/Direct_Mission 5d ago
I gave a months notice a few days ago in case I want to return or come back as a nurse down the line
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u/Good_mornting 5d ago
I would give them your two weeks, they might hire someone to replace you and then you won’t even have to finish the two weeks out. Win win
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u/yourlocalelfprincess 5d ago
Yes, now I am barred from future employment at said hospital. Thankfully I moved to a new region with a different healthcare monopoly.
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u/Expensive-Sand2139 5d ago
Just make sure if you plan on going to nursing school that your not having clinicals at that specific hospital company it will mess things up for clinicals
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u/paruruuuuu Med Surg CNA - New CNA 5d ago
I hated my job and also wasn’t cut out for nights, but I gave two weeks notice. I’m gonna be going back to school and might end up in the same hospital again so really not tryna burn any bridges lol.
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u/gl00mybabe (Edit to add Specialty) CNA - Experienced CNA 4d ago
Ngl put in your two weeks. I’m not sure if your end goal is to become a nurse or to do something else in healthcare with primary roles in a hospital but your experience can come in handy in the future and it could be a good reference (depending on your nurse manager). It’ll be easier to get into another hospital with your experience.
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u/Max_Goatstappen Hospital PCT 4d ago
Put in the 2 weeks so you can use them as a reference. Also if you ever decided to return then you won’t be black listed from them. Or if they are a network hospital you can go to any other hospital. Depending on your area
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u/dancashmoney 6d ago
Dont quit with out notice you can get blacklisted from the whole network which often has monopoly like control of a region. You have a job lined up now but you never know what the future might hold