Do you like working weekends? Holidays?

Honestly? Looking at your Pro list and your Con list, and the relatively easy flow of the small unit, I think there are any number of nurses who would KILL for your job.

I've never been a M-F 9-5 kind of person. I prefer nontraditional work hours. So yes, I do like working the occasional weekend and holiday. In my neck of the woods, we work every other weekend and holidays are divided amongst staff in a way determined to be fair and equitable as stated in our collective bargaining agreement. This year, I only have to work one holiday, and I've already worked it, so I won't have to work any of the winter holidays.

Honestly? Looking at your Pro list and your Con list, and the relatively easy flow of the small unit, I think there are any number of nurses who would KILL for your job.

The thing is, I KNOW this. Maybe it's not the job or weekends at all. Maybe I'm just tired.

When was the last time you took a vacation? I mean a real vacation, like involving international travel. For at least 2 weeks.

You can look at your pros and cons, convince yourself that it's a great job, etc but the bottom line is, if you're not happy you're not happy.

When was the last time you took a vacation? I mean a real vacation, like involving international travel. For at least 2 weeks.

A very long time. I honestly can't remember the last time we got away from the home place. More than five years.

You can look at your pros and cons, convince yourself that it's a great job, etc but the bottom line is, if you're not happy you're not happy.

I have held Mon-Fri. jobs for years prior to this job but the stress of the deadlines and maintaining the bottom line, being understaffed and stretched thin in my last clinic job, this current job is a cakewalk to be honest.

It really helped to type out the pros and cons and now I feel like an idiot

Are you tired or weary? There is a difference.

If you are weary, then maybe some newness or adventure in your life is missing. Relaxing with your husband on weekends is fine, but do you get some exercise, entertainment, or just plain fun on your time off?

If you are not careful, life can fall into a rut of the same old, same old thing week after week.

Are you tired or weary? There is a difference.

If you are weary, then maybe some newness or adventure in your life is missing. Relaxing with your husband on weekends is fine, but do you get some exercise, entertainment, or just plain fun on your time off?

If you are not careful, life can fall into a rut of the same old, same old thing week after week.

Wow...I think you hit the nail on the head.

I work pretty much every weekend by choice. I love the differentials and since I go to school during the week, it is much more convenient.

As for holidays...it depends. I wouldn't mind working some of the "minor" holidays, but Thanksgiving and Christmas? No thanks. But I've worked fourth of July, Dr. Martin Luther King jr day....I would even work New Year's Eve/Day, Labor Day weekend and Memorial day weekend. But Thanksgiving and Christmas....no. Just no.

When was the last time you took a vacation? I mean a real vacation, like involving international travel. For at least 2 weeks.

How about six 12 hour night shifts in a row smack dab over Christmas with work being an hour's drive away? THAT's working a holiday!

I recently switched to the weekend program. I work every Sat and Sun night. I only work the holidays that fall on the weekends. I used to work 0.9 FTE 8 hour nights with every other weekend. I was completely exhausted. My current schedule has been the lesser of two evils.

I recently switched to the weekend program. I work every Sat and Sun night. I only work the holidays that fall on the weekends. I used to work 0.9 FTE 8 hour nights with every other weekend. I was completely exhausted. My current schedule has been the lesser of two evils.

I used to do this and loved it, but I had no insurance, no retirement, if I wanted a weekend off now and then I had to beg and try to get someone to cover it which was hard. That was never an issue though as I was extremely satisfied with having five days off per week and getting full time pay, BUT since I do have medical issues I need health insurance so I had to leave that job.

I would give my right arm for another weekender position with benefits but they are very hard to find. Working every weekend isn't so bad when you're off all week and able to get the things done you just can't do during the week when you're at work.

I know I am very blessed to have the hours I have. I honestly do not think I could do evenings or nights. When I worked evenings I had no life, and when I worked nights I was exhausted all the time. It's tough to get out of bed every morning before the roosters start crowing, but getting off at 3:00pm definitely has its advantages.