rescind LOR after quitting job?

[Mount Wannahockaloogie]

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Hello all,

I am planning on applying to schools during this June 2016 cycle, I have my application pretty much in order but I am missing some LORs. I currently work as an ER scribe and at a school (which pays much, much better for less hours.) I have a good relationship with an ER doc and am planning on asking him for a LOR within the next 3 weeks. However, I am planning (hoping!) to quit scribing by the end of August when the regular school year returns. By this time I will have applied, probably done secondaries but not accepted/rejected yet. Is it possible for the doc to rescind the LOR or to send a letter informing the school that I quit? I am nervous about quitting because the scribe director asked for a 2 year commitment and I will be quitting 4 months shy of this. I want to quit mainly due to the horribly ****ty schedule and me working 7 days a week without days off-I'm feeling majorly burned out. I could stay until the end of my commitment but it's come to the point where I dread even looking at my work schedule when it is released.
Maybe I'm being paranoid but I am very nervous about my situation and would love any advice/opinions. Thanks in advance!

 

[deleted610572]

I'm really not trying to give the greater than thou response, but you should stick out the 4 months because you made a comitment and it'll put stress on your co-scribes as they are trying to replace you. Plus get used to being burnt out. I went to school full-time (19+ units each semester) and worked 2 jobs including scribing (45+ hours a week) for 2 years prior to coming here and it's still no where near the amount of work as med school

 

[DrMikeP]

Hello all,

I am planning on applying to schools during this June 2016 cycle, I have my application pretty much in order but I am missing some LORs. I currently work as an ER scribe and at a school (which pays much, much better for less hours.) I have a good relationship with an ER doc and am planning on asking him for a LOR within the next 3 weeks. However, I am planning (hoping!) to quit scribing by the end of August when the regular school year returns. By this time I will have applied, probably done secondaries but not accepted/rejected yet. Is it possible for the doc to rescind the LOR or to send a letter informing the school that I quit? I am nervous about quitting because the scribe director asked for a 2 year commitment and I will be quitting 4 months shy of this. I want to quit mainly due to the horribly ****ty schedule and me working 7 days a week without days off-I'm feeling majorly burned out. I could stay until the end of my commitment but it's come to the point where I dread even looking at my work schedule when it is released.
Maybe I'm being paranoid but I am very nervous about my situation and would love any advice/opinions. Thanks in advance!

I mostly agree with the idea of stick it out or it can come back and bite you. Yes they could inform schools, but it would be a challenge. Once the letter goes out then not really any way I know of that they can withdraw it. BUT, is it worth the risk?

One possible less dangerous than quitting option (depending on how well you're liked/the doc is nice) if you know the doc/scheduler well. Speak with the doctor about being burnt out/over worked and see how he or she feels about maybe reducing your schedule a bit. You'll have to approach the topic very very tactfully and don't start off with quitting early, but discuss your schedule. Some docs will care less if they have people lined up waiting, others might not be so happy. You have to know the personality of the doc a bit.

 

[AMEHigh]

I doubt the doctor will care. People get LOR or references from previous employers all the time after they've quit. As long as you don't burn any bridges, give your 2 weeks notice and are respectable I wouldn't worry at all. This happens all the time.

 

[Promethean]

It would look as bad for the letter writer as for you if they were to try to take back a LOR after submitting it. Doing so, for basically any reason short of actual criminal activity on your part, would show that they didn't really put enough thought into recommending you in the first place.

 

[DrMikeP]

I doubt the doctor will care. People get LOR or references from previous employers all the time after they've quit. As long as you don't burn any bridges, give your 2 weeks notice and are respectable I wouldn't worry at all. This happens all the time.

The issue is quitting 4 months early when one committed to a 2 yr contract.

 

[Mount Wannahockaloogie]

Thank you all for your replies! I an on a per diem at will basis so I'm not technically contracted, and I know several scribes who have quit around or before the one year mark. However, I doubt they were able to obtain LORs since the company has a "no letters unless you're going to stay the full 2 years" policy. The issue with asking my scribe chief/director for a better schedule is that they flat out refuse to work around anyone's schedule, unless it is strictly a class schedule. If I weren't having to pay my undergrad loans AND having to cover the entire cost of applying to schools and rent etc (I was screwed by the parent info for the FAP) I would quit the other job and just scribE. But minimum wage at a stressful job for 27 hrs a week and no time off during my gap year is 🙁

 

[ERinspired]

Thank you all for your replies! I an on a per diem at will basis so I'm not technically contracted, and I know several scribes who have quit around or before the one year mark. However, I doubt they were able to obtain LORs since the company has a "no letters unless you're going to stay the full 2 years" policy. The issue with asking my scribe chief/director for a better schedule is that they flat out refuse to work around anyone's schedule, unless it is strictly a class schedule. If I weren't having to pay my undergrad loans AND having to cover the entire cost of applying to schools and rent etc (I was screwed by the parent info for the FAP) I would quit the other job and just scribE. But minimum wage at a stressful job for 27 hrs a week and no time off during my gap year is 🙁

Per diem usually means that you pick up/are offered shifts as necessary? I recommend that you go an look into the requirements for your position as far as hours and talk to your supervisor about moving your hours closer to your minimum requirements.