Anyone CHOOSE to work 2 different places?

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Seems most people want FT.

Does anyone prefer to work 2 PT or perdiem (casual, as needed) jobs?-assuming you could get the total number of hours you want.

Would you prefer all your hours from one employer?

I think there are advantages to working 2 places. It keeps you out of the politics and when you go to the other job, you get a break from the other job.

Also, you are not totally tied to one job, so if hours dry up or if it becomes too stressful, you still have the other job.

I love per diem as I can choose my own hours.

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I could see the advantages to working in two places, but would prefer the benefit of overtime pay if allowed to work as much as I wanted in one place.

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Personally I prefer per diem in one place.

Right now I am working my way through all the yearly competency/compliance testing I need to finish before my yearly evaluation , and would not want to do all the same testing for a different place- fire saftey, universal precautions, etc.

Many per diem jobs want you to work at least one summer and one winter holiday. Two job holiday requirements would mean working a lot of holiday time.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I have always preferred to keep one foot firmly in 2 doors.......a self preservation tactic. But I have made mine one per-diem and one part time so I had benefits at one and hours at another. It helped in the holiday requirements.

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Specializes in Peri-op/Sub-Acute ANP.

I like working in two places also, mostly because I do think it keeps the politics and BS down somewhat. You just don't get as invested in it if you are not there all the time. Also, my jobs are in two different fields so I like the variety of the two completely different environments.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

I worked two jobs and liked it. I did FT at one and PD at the other. Then I found out the extra shift incentive at my FT job was a good 1 1/2 times what I made at my per diem job even though it paid more. So I quit the PD job. Depends on what you want.

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I am keeping a door open with my unit secretary job on a medical floor, and another door open with my ED scribe job, which I've had to cut back on. Whatever you gotta do. Hopefully it pays off.

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Specializes in Pedi.

I currently work full time at one position. I am looking for a 2nd (per diem) position. I'd like to drop my hours at my primary job to just enough to keep my benefits and then pick up more hours at a per diem job so as to not negatively affect my income but to get away from the politics/bs/etc.

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I have worked a variety of places, all at the same time, for the past 24 yrs... several agencies at the same time, and currently, part time in a school, part time teaching nursing assistants, agency, and flu clinics as well as summer at a camp for challenged adults...

benefits would be nice, but this has worked well for 24 yrs

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Yes - my goal is to work PT or per diem with 2 shifts per week in acute care, and then work part time in ambulatory care as well - so I have experience in both.

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Specializes in Oncology, radiology, ICU.

I work per diem at a Children's psych hospital and per diem in MRI at a children's hospital. I get the best of both worlds with no BS.

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Specializes in Oncology, Medical-Surgical.

I love working in 2 places! But not really happy about not getting benefits. What do you do to save for your retirement and where do you get health insurance?

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