Question about overtime

Yes, I know what it is like to have people push you to do something they refuse to do. I have to eat, too, so, I will not be a sacrifical lamb.

I used to LOVE the seven on seven off when I was part time. It rocked to have a whole week off every couple of weeks.

I know as it is now I do 7 in a row when I have to do my weekends. I am full time and there is no overtime. It works out to do 7 on, 2 off, and then 3 on. 10 shifts in one payperiod. We are mainly mon- fri and have to work every third weekend so really there wasn't much of a way of doing it unless we did the 7 in a row.....

I find there is lots of opportunities to pick up extra shifts and overtime once you are working.

I'm glad to see RN's get OT (most of the time). CNA's somehow got reemed out of OT from Industry sponsered laws.

RN's have a lot of motivators to get out of CNA minutia duties and wage laws. In fact, it would be easy to hurt yourself for $11/hr duties not suported properly by the large staff profiting off of CNA's and HHA's. No wonder its so easy to get qualified for these positions!

I can see now that it is not best to 'work' your way up from CNA, and better to just 'jump' over that hurdle as quickly as possible. Other forms of employment like Security Officer can allow you to study on 3rd shift and work your way through school more effortlessly.

In over 9 times out of ten, the easiest way is the best way. Anyway, other than the possible bad backs in CNA functions, excessive methane fumes are poisonous and combustible too :monkeydance: