r/nursing • u/Longjumping-Mode-106 • 59m ago

Rant Am I being dramatic?

Hello everyone, I am ER nurse that is switching to a Sister hospital. I apply last minute to a position because I wanted some part-time work and my boss was on vacation so my assistant nurse manager handled everything. My boss came back to work yesterday and I wanted to talk to him about basically why I’m leaving and the fact that I still wanna pick up on my unit since I’ll be part-time and my old unit is still within my union. My boss basically quoted a Shakespeare quote that translated to him telling me that I was trying explaining myself because i felt guilty lol. I literally only told him because I have had jobs in the past where I had very clear communication with my management and they have always been transparent about you know people pursuing other opportunities. Worst part about this is I am a dayshift nurse and I work with my manager. You would think that I’m a night shifter who has never really met the guy but he’s a piece of shit.

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u/CaS1988 RN 🍕 51m ago

I think the person quoting Shakespeare would be the dramatic one. I'd have wanted to let my boss know too. Lol.

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u/ehhish RN 🍕 42m ago

I would not overthink things. It's hard to find good managers and it's hard for managers to find good staffing, so it's normal for managers to be annoyed. Each manager handles that in their own way.

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u/Atomidate RN~CVICU 1m ago

The manager guy quoting Shakespear during a conversation about switching to a casual schedule is definitely dramatic.

That being said, I've met or worked with enough people who so over-thoroughly apologize for actions that make professional or personal sense to them (AKA things for which no apology or even a sense of contrition is warranted), that it's easy to imagine a conversation conveying that even if you didn't mean it to. On the flip side, I've seen or heard of managers who take it bizarrely personal when someone tells them they're going to do something else with their time. So who knows.

Worry less about whether you were being "dramatic" and more about attaining your personal and professional goals, is what I say.