Are these holidays off the norm?

[nursalicious]

My new job (I start next week, yay!) offers 8 paid holidays off:

- New Year's Day

- July 4

- Labor Day

- Thanksgiving Day

- Friday after Thanksgiving

- Christmas Day

- 1 personal "floating holiday" to be used at my discretion

- Birthday holiday to be used 30 days prior to birthday through 30 days after birthday

The handbook goes on the say that if a holiday falls on a weekend, it is the company's discretion whether to close the Friday before or Monday after the holiday.

I have been a PRN hospital nurse working nearly full-time hours for 8 years, so this is my first job working full-time M-F. Does the above look fair and reasonable for a full-time position? Thanks!

[One2gofst]

Not necessarily for nursing, but in general, eight days is the norm. My last employer had the same as you describe, with the exception of 2 floaters rather than 1 floater and one birthday, which is a little better, but is a minor detail, IMO.

[nursalicious]

Not necessarily for nursing, but in general, eight days is the norm. My last employer had the same as you describe, with the exception of 2 floaters rather than 1 floater and one birthday, which is a little better, but is a minor detail, IMO.

Thanks. This is really helpful. I was just thinking, maybe I should've asked someone in-the-know about this before I accepted the job offer. I'm pretty happy, because this is the first time in my career I get paid while having holidays off and I will also acrrue PTO. :)

[April, RN, BSN, RN]

Thanks. This is really helpful. I was just thinking, maybe I should've asked someone in-the-know about this before I accepted the job offer. I'm pretty happy, because this is the first time in my career I get paid while having holidays off and I will also acrrue PTO. :)

As a hospital nurse, I think your new schedule sounds pretty great! I'm a little surprised that you don't have Memorial Day off, but that wouldn't bother me a bit if I got paid for all those other holidays AND got weekends off. Good luck with the new job!

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

It's awesome. We get an extra $2/h on Christmas, NewYears and Thanksgiving. Thats it.

[nursalicious]

As a hospital nurse, I think your new schedule sounds pretty great! I'm a little surprised that you don't have Memorial Day off, but that wouldn't bother me a bit if I got paid for all those other holidays AND got weekends off. Good luck with the new job!

I didn't want to sound like a brat in my original post, but I was surprised about Memorial Day not being included as an observed holiday as well. And I'll go ahead and be honest further, I'm a little disappointed Christmas Eve is not a paid holiday off. Overall though, I am very excited about my new job.

[scoochy]

I'm surprised Memorial Day is not included in the list!

[nursalicious]

I'm surprised Memorial Day is not included in the list!

Same here. Guess a girl can't have it all!

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

I didn't want to sound like a brat in my original post, but I was surprised about Memorial Day not being included as an observed holiday as well. And I'll go ahead and be honest further, I'm a little disappointed Christmas Eve is not a paid holiday off. Overall though, I am very excited about my new job.

Getting the Friday after Thanksgiving as a holiday is a fair trade for Christmas Eve, since there's still some places that won't consider Black Friday as a paid holiday...which can suck because then you'd have to use PTO if you wanted to travel for Thanksgiving.

[Katie5]

Thanks. This is really helpful. I was just thinking, maybe I should've asked someone in-the-know about this before I accepted the job offer. I'm pretty happy, because this is the first time in my career I get paid while having holidays off and I will also acrrue PTO. :)

(Pulling hair out in vexation:p) Why do people do this? You were excited and on top of the world to have landed this job and then because of a few minor details, you almost want to rescind the offer?

We can't always have it all.

[nursalicious]

(Pulling hair out in vexation:p) Why do people do this? You were excited and on top of the world to have landed this job and then because of a few minor details, you almost want to rescind the offer?

We can't always have it all.

Oh, heck no. I wouldn't have changed my mind about the job. I just meant it would've made more sense if I had asked people about what holidays they have off prior to taking the job. It was an afterthought on my part.

[nursalicious]

Getting the Friday after Thanksgiving as a holiday is a fair trade for Christmas Eve, since there's still some places that won't consider Black Friday as a paid holiday...which can suck because then you'd have to use PTO if you wanted to travel for Thanksgiving.

Trufax