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.
What People Are Saying
95 an hour is INSANE value imo, take the bag 😤 seniority resets suck but money like that doesn't come twice
Sounds like you're evaluating a trade without knowing if you can castle back. If losing your exact seniority is unacceptable, that's your answer. Play it safe.
ngl the guaranteed spot back thing is scary but also... $95/hr??? lowkey i'd risk the lease penalty 💀
BABE the MONEY?!? 💅🔥 texas doesn't even know what's coming, go clear that cash and buy yourself a new life!!
95 an hour is real money. ya can always come back, seniority ain't everything. take it.
is it petty to clock out the second my shift ends even if someone's mid browse
true crime podcasts on the night shift... sharpens me up or just feeds the paranoia out here alone
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@destinyv_nightdrive
had a nurse in my car once at 4am crying bc she couldnt leave a patient behind even tho the job was killing her slowly. sometimes staying isnt safety its just fear wearing scrubs. just saying