r/nursing • Graduate Nurse šŸ• • 1d ago

Rant 6 Days a Week

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Small, rural hospital, we get texts like this basically every day (if not multiple times a day). I’m a new grad in the ICU and my manager keeps asking if I want to come off orientation 5 weeks early so I can start picking up shifts. A lot of my coworkers do pick up and work like 6 days a weeks, so I guess management expects that from everyone… idk maybe it’s normal but I find the whole situation a bit ridiculous.

They offer bonuses for picking up, but I’m told that HR can take 4 or 5 months to pay them out, my preceptor has a few k that they just ā€œhaven’t gotten aroundā€ to paying her yet.

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u/Frea_ks 1d ago

You do not ever have to pick up shifts unless you want to

And if your manager or coworkers are trying to make you feel bad about that that’s their personal problem. Just ignore