Should I take a $95/hr travel contract or stay put at my ICU job?
me (34F), 12 years in the same downtown ICU. i know every alarm on that unit by sound alone. staff pay is $42/hr, decent benefits, and i've got seniority that took a decade to build. a travel agency just offered me a 13 week contract in Texas for $95/hr plus housing stipend, no benefits, no guarantee of renewal after. the money is stupid good, i'd clear more in 3 months than i do in 8 right now. but i'd have to break my apartment lease ($2400 penalty), leave a unit i basically run on nights, and start over somewhere i know nobody, don't know the codes, don't know which doctors actually pick up the phone at 3am. also i've got a patient right now i've had for weeks who i'm weirdly attached to and i know that's not supposed to factor in but it does. my manager already said if i leave she can't hold my exact spot, i'd come back as new hire seniority if i even come back. savings account is fine but not "walk away from stability for a gamble" fine. can't decide if this is the smart move or just me wanting an excuse to blow up my life.
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