I really appreciate the honesty but where else could I go? We live in a small town of 10,000 and we have shootings that happen in broad daylight, plenty of SA cases that roll around every week, and plenty of drugs and I know this because I work at the hospital and see it.

There’s no rentals here or in any nearby towns and it’s minimum wage or they pay you less because legally they get away with it. So if not Springfield then where else?

Oh so it’s just sort of exaggeration? I mean I wouldn’t be surprised per say but I was told Cox pays $15.25 starting which is like $5 off what they pay RN’s at my hospital so it doesn’t sound bad

I’m a nurse tech! Did a year of nursing school but unfortunately had to drop due to some health complications but I’m really, really wanting to apply for Cox college to start back up so I felt like Cox hospital could be a good fit because of tuition reimbursement

I feel like that’s solid advice, I assume that as long as I don’t leave anything valuable in my car and make sure the doors are locked that I won’t have too much trouble and try not to stare/get nosy with anyone else’s business I’d be alright

Whew! It’s good to hear from someone who came from similar circumstances! I’m very much excited and hoping it’ll be a good fresh start for us both! And thank you for the tips about the other jobs! It’s very much appreciated!

Thank you! I really appreciate it and I will definitely let this factor into everything!

Honestly I plan to start applying maybe a month or two before I head down, I’m assuming it’s going to be a whole process with orientation and training much like when I first got hired at my hospital but it’s really reassuring to hear that minimum wage at Cox is so high!

I’ll def give a look into those if previous plans fall through, thank you!

Can you elaborate on ETO being given in a single block by chance? So there’s no way I can ask for a day off if something were to happen? Right now in the hospital I work in, my role is in nursing administration and it’s 12hr shifts and it would be the same department/hours at Cox

I’ve actually been seeing some decent rental homes for $995! Of course, this doesn’t mean that they’ll be available when it comes time to move but I thought I’d scoop out the market ahead of time (I have a cat and dog and wanted to know how pet friendly rentals were), me and my sister plan to split half the bills (she’ll be responsible for trash, I’ll pay WiFi)

It’s so relieving to hear though that getting $15-$18 an hour is possible there. Making over minimum wage were we live is exclusive to factory work so I was a little nervous that we’d be scraping by at $11-$12 an hour

Thank you so much for your insight!

I appreciate the honesty! From what you said it doesn’t seem too different from our town

Thank you so much!

I’ve heard a lot about Springfield’s pedestrian “scene” so I’ll be sure to try and keep my eyes peeled and to make sure my sister keeps an eye out as well. I really appreciate the tips