Asking you to work an extra shift.....

No and no. Thankfully, even if I answer and say no, they don't usually badger. They say thanks and remind me that if I change my mind I can call back. I usually don't answer. I let the machine or voice mail get it so I can listen to the message and contemplate if I really want to.

I've been a nurse for a little over a year and even at first I wouldn't go in extra very often. My sanity and health were more important to me than the money or than looking like a "team player". Call me selfish, but I'm not going to sacrifice my relationships, social life (the very little of it there is), or health for a few extra bucks.

practice: "I am not able to help you today"

repeat as necessary.

my facility had the nerve to call me yesterday to come in, after refusing to even consider my time off request