Any 8 week travelers out there???

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Can anyone speak about 8 week(or less) travel assignments vs. 13 weeks?

What are the pros and cons? Traveling sounds exciting but 13 weeks away from home may be tough and getting an employer to grant such a long leave is a dead issue!!!

Thanks in advance

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Specializes in ICU, ER, Trauma.
Can anyone speak about 8 week(or less) travel assignments vs. 13 weeks?

What are the pros and cons? Traveling sounds exciting but 13 weeks away from home may be tough and getting an employer to grant such a long leave is a dead issue!!!

Thanks in advance

I am just finishing up an 8 week travel assignment.

The cons are: staying in an extended stay over an apartment, just getting the hang of things and having to leave, staff does not wish to interact with you because they know you will be leaving soon-so, you also get the crappiest assignments, all work and no play because the schedule is the pits.

The pros: only have to be there 2 months, time goes quickly, money is better than the 13 week assignment, you only have to stay 2 months.

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That's kind of what I figured!

Can I ask what agency you travel with? This is all new to me:confused:

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Specializes in ER, Pedi ER, Newborn Nursery/NICU, DI.
Can anyone speak about 8 week(or less) travel assignments vs. 13 weeks?

What are the pros and cons? Traveling sounds exciting but 13 weeks away from home may be tough and getting an employer to grant such a long leave is a dead issue!!!

Thanks in advance

I love 8 wk assignments bc is goes by so much faster and you can do anything for 2 months. Plus if it turns out you hate it you only have 8 wks and if you love it you can alway extended if they need you!

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