I'm a new grad (September). I recieved a job offer less than a week after I graduated. I  was offered lower pay, but negotiated an addtional $2 an hour. The postion has NO benefits, no paid holidays, nothing. The holidays are coming up and I will be out of work for 4 days at Thanksgiving and TEN (!) days at Christmas. Plus, I feel like I'm working for less than I should be. HOW DO I KNOW?

For me to give an opinion, need to know what type of employment this is.  Is it a school nurse?  Hospital? LTC? Drs office?

NO ONE is the office is paid for holidays. That is not going to change. On the holidays, the doctor and his office manager wife takes their family overseas, so every major holiday is like this. I was told that holidays weren't paid, but I though they'd be closed for a day or two, not long stretches like that.

Well, it looks like you might just have to eat the time off for the holiday with your current employer.  Have you thought of seeing about aPRN agency work...........I wouldnt recommend agency work at this point in the hosp, but maybe you could do some sort of triage in the md office area........some agencies staff that too.

I'm not talking about what I'm worth. I'm talking about a fair wage compared to others doing a similar job with my experience (6 years as a Momitor tech in the ICU before nursing school).

 Call and check the rates at several places around you, call the registry they pay more but you will get the higher rate to go by