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For awhile there, my husband was working 3 jobs -- 3 12s a week in the ICU, one or two "dives" a week in the hyperbaric unit of another hospital, and the occaisonal prn shift with the dialysis center. It was nuts! It was before we were married, and his credit cards got out of control after a serious illness that prevented him from working for months. He worked hard to pay everything back and save money for my wedding ring. I'm very proud of him, but I sure wouldn't want to go through that again!
When I first got divorced I work as many as three jobs at a time. I was working everyday, 7 days and or nites a week. I no longer do that, but I do work per diem for two companies. One GI specialty center, and per diem in the hospital. I prefer the per diem GI specialty, but the hospital pays better with the agency.
I do two 12 hour shifts, 7p-7a every weekend. This covers the benifits.
I also work one 8 hour (3-11 or 11-7) or sometimes a 12(7p -7a) hour shift the Friday before my weekends or the Monday after my weekends through an agency just to keep my income where I want it. This gives me four days off per week.
If I have a particular goal in mind then I concider working more shifts for the agency. This works out better that working OT since the rates are better.
Noney
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Hi everyone.
I work an weekend option program on a med/tele floor and just took a secend contingent job in a local nursing home.
I was just wondering how many fo us are working two jobs, and (if you do work two jobs) do you work the same type of job or completely different?
Noney