Ok, so I have a dilemma. Here it is:
When I left my last placement, they moved to a different area of LaLa Land Trust. Their new premises happen to be right next door to my ward. Today I was leaving the ward (early may I add, thanks to my very kind mentor who is lovely) and I bumped into the ward manager from next door. I really liked her when I was on my last placement. She didn’t recognise me at first seeing as my hairy do is very different to the last time she saw me…but when she did, she offered me a bank job!!!!!
What do I do??? I adored my last placement. The staff were brill, the patients were ace…the whole experience was excellent. However, I do have a job already with the flower fairies. I can’t do both as it stands. I love my job, it’s also regular money, which we desperately need at the moment. However, in terms of learning and experience, the acute ward would be ideal. It would be foolish to pass up the offer I feel.
My preliminary idea is to put my name down on the bank. After all, the shifts may be few and sporadic. I could then drop a week shift at my job, and only work a Saturday night. Then if I do get a bank shift…all good, and if I don’t, I get a rest.
It’s very hard knowing what the best thing to do is in these kind of situations. A bit of a crossroads really.
