Anyone sick of working weekends????

[IloveSnoopy]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone else is sick of working weekends??? I know I should have thought of that before I got into nursing...but you know...I didn't. Anyways...I'm tired of all my friends and family having the weekends off and doing things without me because I'm working..it sucks. I'm actually trying to break into the telephone triage or case management scene....to avoid the weekend thing. I'm really wanting to get into to a "non bedside" setting. Anyone know of a case management job in northwest wisconsin..LOL. I don't know ...I'm just sick of all of this...I've even been looking into different career options with "NO" weekends...yeah..I ..know..I'm sounding pretty sad and desperate now.....but to me, spending time with my husband, family, and friends is very important to me...and right now..that's not happening...and I hate it. I'm not really into the whole clinic scene..I just don't know what to do. If anyone has been following my posts in the recent past...I've actually thought a lot about going back to school for vet. tech. I loveeeeeeee animals and could totally see myself working in a sweet little 8 to 5 vet. clinic...unfortunately...I've heard the pay pretty much sucks...how can I go from a 24 dollar an hour job down to a 12 dollar a hour job...hmmmmm. Well..thanks for listening everyone...even though I rambled like crazy....just wanting to vent a little..if anyone has any words of wisdom for me...feel free to let me know...k?

Thanks

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

My vet has clinic on Sat and on-call staff all weekend. Is that really an option for you??

[jaxnRN]

There are always SO many people wanting the weekend package (Baylor at some facilities). At our hospital they are usually snatched up so quickly that you would think management would make MORE of these positions, giving other nurses the weekends off. This way they would keep their staff at their facility and what happy staff they all would be.

I don't know why they don't make more weekend packages!!!

[we_rn]

I work every weekend 7p-7a (hence my screen name) and love it. I pick up an agency shift on day per week and stay home the other four. For me this schdule is perfection, I could not be happier.

[NicuGal, MSN, RN]

Okay....I have to laugh at people who go into nursing and not think about working weekends and holiday...I just have to ask...did you think that the facilities all close on those days? :roll

After my daughter started in elementary school, I went to weekends and one day during the week...works out well! :)

[beaglemom]

I worked every weekend while in school, but now only one a month, which is enough. Kid are grown and like to spend time with hubby on weekends. You have to find what works for you..

[J. B.]

I have been a nurse for 24 yrs and have managed to make it possible not to have to depend on weekends anymore. My wife a trauma Nurse for 27 yrs is now 2 days a week. Ian cutting back too. All because of deciding to be in business for my self. There is a great diference between being self wmployedd and owning you own business. The bigest diference is in having a business that creates revenue that is not contingent upon you being there. Trying to eliminate the hours for dollors way of thinking.

You find that and you find time.

[judy ann]

I also was amazed to find out that the hospital was not closed on weekends and holidays when I entered nursing school. Why, it didn't even close at night! I learned fast tho.

You mentioned telephone triage as a possibility to avoid weekends. This probably is not a good solution. In my experience, telephone triage is 24/7. I worked triage for a few years, and really enjoyed it, but it did run around the clock.

[wayover20]

I've been in nursing since 1975 at the age of 18, and with the exception of my first job while I was in high school, working at least every-other weekend is all I've ever known. It used to bother me at first, missed alot of family gatherings, but it was just something I accepted. Now with my only child grown, it's cool to be off during the week to do my running around. Walmart is awesome on a Wednesday morning! Now I dread the times I have to do any shopping during the weekends.

[J. B.]

Weekends Baylor Programs

In the mid to late 70 as some of us are familuar with hospitals used to pay ovetime past 8hrs in a day and time and a half on weekends. Just working a 12hr shift 3 days a week was practaly the same as a 40 hor work week in pay return. My how things have changed.

When I have investigated why my hopsital doesnt offer the Baylor progam they responded with it is to much work to manage different staff in different slots. Horse hocky. Gave the same reason why there are not 10hr shift available too. I remember the opportunity for 4 10hr weeks for nurses when I graduated. I guess the same reason applies to why we dont have that available to us anymore.

As for shopping during the week rather than on the weekends I aggree it is less of a hassel. But I take that a step further. I shop on line from my own E-Commerce Business site. I dont pay retail anymore and shipping is bundled. The time alone I save is worth it to me and I get get paid for it too. Last Holiday season I went to the mall only once.

I value my time and it is very valuable to me.

[kitty29]

Honestly w/e don't bother me, we work every third w/e and I'm 12 hour shifts now. I'd rather have the long stretches off. I have always enjoyed shopping in the week too, less people!

[robynrn2b]

Weekends used to bother me--but I got used to them while in school, it was one of the only times I had to pick up hours. Its less busy then also--usually! Plus a little bit of a differential. Every little bit helps. Plus it gives me off a day during the week. I guess I just knew from the get-go that I would be working weekends.

[K8RN]

I don't mind working weekends. Good staff on my floor make working weekends not too bad. Besides, I could never work a typical M-F, 9-5. I just don't work that way.