Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

Peppermint_RN · Oct 13, 2014

I think some people just feel entitled. It's everywhere, not just nursing

SionainnRN · Oct 14, 2014

And God forbid they get called on their attitude because they'll immediately cry NETY! Sigh, it's getting old quick.

allnurses Guide · Oct 14, 2014

After all, you are supposed to be overjoyed he is working there, and covering all those empty shifts! :banghead:

Loo17 · Oct 14, 2014

I dont think anyone new to a position should complain about their hours/shift if they knew before they accepted. With that said, I have never worked night shift. My first job was 3-11 and I switched to day shift after 3 months. Since then I have only worked day shift. I have been offered "awesome" jobs along the way only to find out the shift was nights or the schedule would not work for me and my family so I turned them down. I am not sure I buy into anyone needing to pay their dues by working a less desirable shift or schedule. Once you get some experience under your belt the jobs are plentiful IMHO. Unhappy employees working a schedule they hate tend not to stick around.

SionainnRN · Oct 14, 2014

I dont think anyone new to a position should complain about their hours/shift if they knew before they accepted. With that said, I have never worked night shift. My first job was 3-11 and I switched to day shift after 3 months. Since then I have only worked day shift. I have been offered "awesome" jobs along the way only to find out the shift was nights or the schedule would not work for me and my family so I turned them down. I am not sure I buy into anyone needing to pay their dues by working a less desirable shift or schedule. Once you get some experience under your belt the jobs are plentiful IMHO. Unhappy employees working a schedule they hate tend not to stick around.

You must have had amazing luck because your experience is not the norm. 9/10 if there's an opening on days it's given to a night shifter. I've never actually seen someone hired right into a day position. Usually you have to work nights for a year or longer before being able to switch to days, and that's only if there's an opening. So the idea of having to pay your dues and working the shift you were hired for is a legit concern.

Loo17 · Oct 14, 2014

You must have had amazing luck because your experience is not the norm. 9/10 if there's an opening on days it's given to a night shifter. I've never actually seen someone hired right into a day position. Usually you have to work nights for a year or longer before being able to switch to days, and that's only if there's an opening. So the idea of having to pay your dues and working the shift you were hired for is a legit concern.

Idk. My current job night shift pays $8/hr more than day shift. All the night shifters love their job and chose to work night shift because it works for their life or because they prefer not to work when all of management works or other reasons. Right now there are several open day positions that we are hiring for, non of the night shifters want in. This is the ED. Same when I worked the step down unit, LTACH, and LTC. Maybe its a regional thing that people work night shift because they like the money or because the shift fits their life? I have a couple friends I graduated with that work nights because their husbands work days and they don't want to pay for child care.

The hospital where I work (magnet) specifically tries to fit new hires to shifts and departments they want to work to increase retention.

Maybe this is why so many nurses talk about being burnt out or miserable, if they are working shifts/schedules they hate. You would not want to be around me if I had to work night shift. I would be single and my kids would emancipate themselves! Lol.

SionainnRN · Oct 14, 2014

It must be regional. What area are you in? I'm on the west coast and I've worked in 5 different hospitals and I've never seen anyone hired into day shift. And some of the hospitals are magnet. I work nights and the extra pay is awesome, but I also have magical sleeping powers so it doesn't bother me. I'm very envious of your experience.

akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P · Oct 14, 2014

Emergent: I'm sure that there's a LOT of new grads that would love to be in that guy's position... literally. I don't want for much... I just want to be on a relatively consistent schedule, to know a couple weeks or so ahead of time what my planned schedule is, and when I'm supposed to keep myself available as an on-call resource if need-be.

I'm a new grad... looking for a job and I rarely turn down work offered...

Wave Watcher · Oct 14, 2014

I'm from the south. Seems like all the floor positions are for nights if you are a newbie. I was one of them. Worked 7p-7a for a year. Every evening I would pray to get stuck in the elevator for 12 hrs so I could skip my shift. That dang door kept opening 3 days a week for an entire year.....they need a new maintenance staff that's not on top of everything. ;-)

joanna73, BSN, RN · Oct 14, 2014

At my previous job we had a few hires that complained about their schedule. Same when I worked in hotel management. Both require 24/7 coverage.

Some people will never understand that. They are everywhere.

onedayitllbeme · Oct 14, 2014

East coast jobs for new grads are hard to come by but day shifts are available. The night shifters generally want to work nights. I and many others at my hospital (magnet if that matters) were hired into day shift.