I’ve been working at my hospital for 2 years already.

I first applied to several wards in the same, huge hospital, most managers didn’t bother to answer me, one agreed an interview with me, only to send me the second in charge, who told me about several units were I could work at, but he offered me no position.

There was one manager however who made it easy for me to shadow several nurses in several units. She was my first manager.

Long story short, managers started moving elsewhere, new manager comes in, I don’t trust this new manager, applied to be transferred, yesterday my transfer was approved to another ward with a manager who seems to be nice, but everyone is nice 'till they stop being such.

And I wonder if I should, sometime in the future, apply to those wards managed by the same people that 2 years ago rejected and outright ignored me, because it’s always good to have a plan b on the back burner and I’m running out of managers within my hospital I haven’t interviewed with.

On one side: no, applying again is a waste of time as they made pretty clear what they think of you and people don’t change. You are effectively blacklisted.

On the other side… I don’t know.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    20·
    1 day ago

    That sounds like a question for future You.

    You just got moved, and the boss seems nice, right? Settle into that for now. Focus on the new routine and see where it takes you. You may enjoy your new role or meet some new people that would make all this worrying pointless.

    Also, sometimes people just make mistakes. It’s not always a vendetta against you.

  • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    15·
    1 day ago

    You have posted enough questions on related topics that I recognize your name.

    I say this with all the kindness in the world, I think it’s time for you to speak with a therapist. This is about more than just your career progression.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 day ago

    a manager who seems to be nice, but everyone is nice 'till they stop being such.

    …at this point I wondered, spontaneously, if you have it in your work contract that the manager must be nice.

    Regarding your specific question:

    I can give a company a second chance. But never a manager where I have worked and quit. I have actually avoided applying, or canceled an application, at companies where I knew that a former manager was now.

  • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
    6·
    1 day ago

    geez. I assumed you meant a place that let you go or was annoying to work at or something. Just because a place did not hire you? Yeah I don’t even see it as giving them another chance. Hiring decisions are business decisions. I don’t take them personally. They have found someone with a more exact skill set than mine or maybe they did not want to pay my rate or they might have decided to not fill the position. Its just business.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 day ago

    And I wonder if I should, sometime in the future, apply to those wards managed by the same people that 2 years ago rejected and outright ignored me, because it’s always good to have a plan b on the back burner and I’m running out of managers within my hospital I haven’t interviewed with.

    You know your industry better than I do, but my industry-agnostic answer would be: “Yes, absolutely apply if it moves your career forward”. Even horrible bosses/departments can be useful as stepping stones. Many times these are open and others are avoiding them because the environment/boss sucks. If you can do a year in that department/boss as a springboard to a higher position elsewhere, I typically think its worth it.