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?
To be perfectly honest, I love working weekends and wouldn't have it any other way. I have 5 days off in a row (Monday through Friday) and work two 16 hour double shifts on Saturday and Sunday. I am paid for a 40 hour week. This flexible schedule allows more days off and increased flexibility. I attend school at my local community college full-time and am having a ball up to this point.
If I was 25 years old again I would love working weekends and being off all week. Woo Hoo! But I'm 25 x 2 + 1. I got really sick of weekends, holidays, basically just everything and becoming a grandmother really made me long for weekends and holidays off without guilt. I kept searching until I found a job with no wknds and no holidays. No Guilt!!
I feel bad about complaining about the weekends, after all we knew when we became nurses what we were in for!!!!!!! I just think that many of our local area hospitals are going to every third weekend which would be perfect for me. Thanks for all the kind words!!!!!!!!!!!!
DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN
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If I was 25 years old again I would love working weekends and being off all week. Woo Hoo! But I'm 25 x 2 + 1. I got really sick of weekends, holidays, basically just everything and becoming a grandmother really made me long for weekends and holidays off without guilt. I kept searching until I found a job with no wknds and no holidays. No Guilt!!