Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

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Do you guys get called every day you have off to work extra? If so how do you handle it? I have worked extra, switched back and forth from day shift to night shift, but I am tired...and I hate to say no all the time, but I am tired of being called every single weekend!

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Yes, I get called constantly at times. I never answer and I never call back. There's nothing wrong with saying no or not saying anything, at all.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Caller ID was invented for a reason...

They can leave a message and if I want to/need to call back, I will.

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I never answer when work calls. I wait to hear the voice mail before I decide if I'm returning the call. If they are offering extra hours and I want them then I call back. If I don't want the hours I don't respond. If they are calling about something important I will call back.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

My work sends text blasts, but with individual calls I used to just not answer. Don't feel bad about that or about saying no -- the fact that they need to call you q day means they are failing to staff the unit.

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Ignore the call (I love you, caller ID), delete the voice mail, delete the text. :D I also have a priority calls only setting on my phone and can block calls from work.

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Most of mine are individual texts. I used to work a lot of OT...but the older I get the more I am just tired of it. I guess I am just going to have to start ignoring them.

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My work sends text blasts, but with individual calls I used to just not answer. Don't feel bad about that or about saying no -- the fact that they need to call you q day means they are failing to staff the unit.

This. I left a unit that called me daily, and it was because they were dangerously short staffed. They even called me when I was on scheduled vacation days. It was absolute insanity.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
Most of mine are individual texts. I used to work a lot of OT...but the older I get the more I am just tired of it. I guess I am just going to have to start ignoring them.

And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. A failure to plan on their part does not constitute an emergency on your part. Obviously, if you are bring called all the time, a basic staffing deficiency is not being addressed. If staff members continue to be bullied into filling in staffing holes, it will never be addressed.

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This. I left a unit that called me daily, and it was because they were dangerously short staffed. They even called me when I was on scheduled vacation days. It was absolute insanity.

My prior employer called me frequently for months after I had quit and moved out of the state. In that case, I did answer a few times to let them know that I was no longer an employee. They kept calling, anyway.

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Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

They call you ALL. THE. TIME?

Well, you can say "no" ALL. THE. TIME. Or just keep your phone off ring and on number blocker (there are free apps for that, and most modern landline phones have this function too) ALL. THE. TIME.

And it is ok. Completely so. You've got life just like everybody else, and someone's inability to manage staff is the fact of that someone's biography.

I recently agreed to come and cover if someone would please write down 27-pages grad research paper in perfect APA style. I would be actually glad to... nobody wanted, I wonder why

:cry::writing:

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My prior employer called me frequently for months after I had quit and moved out of the state. In that case, I did answer a few times to let them know that I was no longer an employee. They kept calling, anyway.
OH MY GOSH. That is just beyond the pale.
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