Don't you just hate it when you are scheduled to work on a holiday?

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sharpeimom

2,452 Posts

Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.

i usually worked christmas day so someone with little kids could have it off instead because it only seemed fair.

my husband has the same breaks that his college students have off and that has given us plenty of time off. we

spent the actual holiday with family frequently but left early so i could get to work on time.

sometimes my husband would cook a holiday meal, following my written instructions, calling with any questions.

my favorite? "i stuffed the capon just like you said, but all the stuffing is leaking out its butt (he said something

else:eek:) and i think he may explode! what should i do?"

i told him to start again and lightly stuff instead of packing it all in.

sauconyrunner

553 Posts

Specializes in Emergency.

I never really minded it. Now of course I don't work holidays...

Kitsey

118 Posts

I'm a CNA and WANT to work all the holidays. Double time and a half!! I'll take any and all of them cause we don't get paid enough-lol

tina1997

7 Posts

I started a new job at LTC in March and have worked Easter, mother's day, am working weekend plus Memorial Day and the day after plus father's day. This is the first Memorial Day I will miss with my family. We usually spend the long weekend at the shore (Jersey) with parents-in-law (whom I love) and the kids, me and my husband. I will miss this one (1st in 4 years) and I am really depressed about it! Shining light though is that I have 4th of July off plus two days afterward (JOY)! Shore time with the family is what's getting me through!

Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.

for some reason i always end-up working the holidays for those that want the time off, my children understand and we get to open their gifts on the 24th, while i work 12hr. plus on the 25th. even though i'm in management i can't bring myself to leave my staff on their own during the holidays, i have never asked them to do something that i wouldn't do. therefore, i'll be working on every single holiday only half a day. then totally off new years day, because my 2 oldest children and myself go to the new years eve masquerade ball every year! :yeah:

I love working holidays because of the pay!.... I'm a Healthcare Assistant and i recently put a claim in for my uniform allowance and mileage allowance, i didnt even know i was entitled to it! i now have £945 in my bank for making a simple phone call.... just something for you all to look at :) www.u-tax.co.uk

amygarside

1,026 Posts

I don't really mind working on holidays. I guess it's because I don't have kids yet, which makes it emotionally easier for me to work on such days. :)

KenH

91 Posts

No

I like working the Holidays,

premium pay , management has left the building, All but the sick have been discharged

If you have the holidays off you have to put up with everyone else that has those day off, if travel or try to go out you are part of the heard mentality, just hurry up and wait

I like working my 3 days a week, + when I can swing it , I try to work 6 on and 8 off

Nothing better than having fun when everyone else is stuck working

jrbl77, RN

250 Posts

Specializes in Med Surg, Parish Nurse, Hospice.

I have worked every other holiday for the last 35 yrs. You could say I'm use to it by now.

When my kids were little, they knew that on Christmas Santa would come when mom said he would. They grew up knowing that mom worked every other holiday and that was the way it was. Now my grandson will be living the same schedule until grandma can retuire. In my family, there a four of us that work in health care and 1 that works for an airline, scheduling holidays can be rough.

edmia, BSN, RN

827 Posts

Specializes in Emergency, ICU.

I actually don't mind at all!

First of all, holidays are quieter on the unit as things don't move around too much, few scheduled surgeries if any, no management around (best of all!).

Secondly, time and a half pay! love that. I prefer to work on holidays, as it makes sense financially. I have to work a certain number of 12 hour shifts anyway, so why not just knock one off at a higher paid rate?

I guess my opinion is skewed though because most of the major legal holidays in the US are Christian holidays and I'm not Christian, so it works out best for me to work say xmas and have a long stretch of days off for my holidays.

In any case, nursing is not a monday to friday, 9 to 5 job so complaining about having to work weekends and holidays is useless in my opinion. That's just part of the deal of working a great profession, good pay, few actual days at work, awesome career and educational growth opportunities, etc.

Now, if what you want is a m to f, 9 to 5 job then job hunt for that specifically. Plenty of office nursing jobs around. But don't be annoying if you know what you signed up for (that's really just a comment to my colleagues who complain all the time about their schedules). I mean, we work 12 or 13 days out of the month! Deal with it.

kmarie724

280 Posts

Specializes in LTC.

At my job, nurses work every other holiday and it works out that it rotates each year. I am working Memorial Day. I don't mind working Memorial Day and Labor Day since I never have any special plans on those days anyway. I actually try to pick up a shift on those days the years it is my holiday off since I always work Mondays anyway and it's time and a half pay. Of course I would love to always have off Thanksgiving and Christmas, but if I have to work, we will just celebrate on a different day or plan our celebration about my work schedule.

Some hospitals are not paying holiday pay anymore!

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