Re: Struggling registered nurse
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:25 pm
I and my 7 year old son recently moved to Arizona and I just had a baby one week ago. I was working until a month ago. I’m a traveling registered nurse so I do contract work. I had benefits but they only last up to the last day of the month in which was worked. The company does not offer maternity leave or short term disability so I had to save just to get a little time off.
I paid my January and February rent in advance and stocked up on food to last me to September I had just enough money left to cover the utilities and gas for July and partially for February. I was anticipating being back at work by now because I was reassured that I would be hired as full time staff by the hospital, but can’t seem to get in contact with the nurse manager about what’s going on. In the the meantime I have been putting in applications everywhere and heard nothing so far.
Basically I need help with March's rent and I am 14 days late paying my water bill. I anticipate they will be cutting it off any day, if not today. I also still have to figure out how my son will get back and forth to school since we stay too far for him to catch the bus. I have been taking him thus far but its been costing me almost 3 tanks of gas a week at $55 per fill up. I just need some help until I can get back to work.
I'm even willing to pay the money back. I have a hard time asking for help, especially since I'm a registered nurse and I usually the one giving the help not needing it. I have been ran in circles calling all the local agencies who either have you leave a message, tell you to call back in a week, or give you a number to call that more than likely you have already tried. I have also tried local churches who say you have to be a member and the local catholic church in which I spoke to the answering machine. I really don't know what else to do.
I paid my January and February rent in advance and stocked up on food to last me to September I had just enough money left to cover the utilities and gas for July and partially for February. I was anticipating being back at work by now because I was reassured that I would be hired as full time staff by the hospital, but can’t seem to get in contact with the nurse manager about what’s going on. In the the meantime I have been putting in applications everywhere and heard nothing so far.
Basically I need help with March's rent and I am 14 days late paying my water bill. I anticipate they will be cutting it off any day, if not today. I also still have to figure out how my son will get back and forth to school since we stay too far for him to catch the bus. I have been taking him thus far but its been costing me almost 3 tanks of gas a week at $55 per fill up. I just need some help until I can get back to work.
I'm even willing to pay the money back. I have a hard time asking for help, especially since I'm a registered nurse and I usually the one giving the help not needing it. I have been ran in circles calling all the local agencies who either have you leave a message, tell you to call back in a week, or give you a number to call that more than likely you have already tried. I have also tried local churches who say you have to be a member and the local catholic church in which I spoke to the answering machine. I really don't know what else to do.