It is crisp and warm, the ink has yet to fully dry and yet it gives off an intoxicating smell that I just cannot explain. I am giddy with excitement and the page finishes its last few lines of text and it getly rest in the printer basket.
This is it what I have been dreaming about since the beginning of the year. My resignation sits just inches from my greedy little hands and nothing could make me happier at this moment.
I had planned to give a full two weeks notice, but events moved at a much faster pace than I accounted for and thus I am giving a few days notice. It actually comes down to the fact this will be my VERY LAST SHIFT! Woo Hoo!!
I should feel some pangs of guilt for not providing much notice, but I don't. The hospital feels no guilt for cancelling my shifts at a whim, for mismanaging the organization and closing the hospital - so fuck 'em!
We had a discussion about responsibility at work last night. The hospital can cancel multiple shifts a week with no recourse we can take against them. They can terminate you without notice or even a reason. However, they frown upon more than two call offs in a year and expect a minimum of two weeks notice for employees leaving. Why should everything be on their terms in at at will state? Hell, they should be grateful I let them know that I am not coming back.
The place has been sad lately. With the expected closing of the ED and considerable downsizing in progress you never know which unit will be tagged for closure on any given day. So far, five units have been closed - the latest being a med/surg unit. I am guessing the next to go will be one of the stepdowns. People are finding other jobs and it is getting difficult to staff some shifts.
The facility is actively hiring for the ED and other departments. Seriously! They will hire in September and be shown the door January first. Who wants that job?
Oh well, at least I am released back into the wild! I am returning to travel nursing for the next three months. I have a break in December and return to full time employment in January. Sweet!
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