To Jen Re;:honesty in job interview

[Guest guest]

Hi! I think hit on pretty much everything in her response. All

I can do is add my own experience.

I applied for a job in a small hospital (as an RN) & was honest with

the DON about my CP. It was up to her to take a chance on me, which

she did. I worked for about 5 weeks before I started another flare

up. I called in sick once, then the next day, I called her & told

her that it's not fair to my co-workers for me to be such an

unrliable source. She wanted me to stay & try, b/c she was happy

with my work so far, but it was my decision. In my case, it was the

best decision b/c I continued to get worse. So what should you do?

Only you can answer that. Maybe give it a try? I don't know how

sick you are, but maybe you will be able to continue working. And

maybe you can tell them honestly what's wrong, but if you're symtoms

aren't really bad, you could be an asset to them. I know that this

illness made me much more compassionate to my patients. That's

definately a good thing in the nursing profession.

I don't know if this helps any or just confuses you more. Whatever

you decide, I will be praying for the best for you.

Hugs,

Deanna Tubb

New Mexico PAI Rep