Travel nursing, taking partner

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I was wondering if anyone has started their travel career and taken their significant other with them. I am very interested in doing so but wondering what type of work he is going to be able to do if were moving around a lot. He's not the type who wouldn't work and quite frankly I don't want to pay all of his bills anyway but I do want him to come along. Any tips or recommendations for me??

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Specializes in LTC.

interesting question. Would love to know what others think.

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Specializes in LTC.

Does he wanna go?

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Specializes in geriatrics/long term care.

That might work if he has a skill such as carpentry or mechanic. But if you are talking about his getting hired at new job everytime you change assignments, that sounds difficult.

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Depends on what kind of work he does. Alot of career fields have work from home options. It would be no problem to work from home if he was into customer service.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

It also depends on your S.O.'s career goals. Even if it's easy for him to find a job wherever you move to, in a few years his resume' is going to start looking like crap to a lot of employers. -- You know, -- when they see he changes jobs every 4 to 6 months...

Could he find a job where he can work online? Or become a flight attendant and fly home to see you on your days off? At least those kind of things will allow him to show steady employment.

Just something to think about. ;)

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Dont become a statisic! If he does not have his own $$ and is not working, I would leave him home and allow him to come visit once you get going somewhere.

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Specializes in OB.

Generally with most of the travel nurse I know who travel with a partner, that partner either is retired or the stay at home parent if they travel with children. As others have said the only way he is likely to be able to work consistently is to work from home online.

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I brought my husband, he's not working right now but of course we're married so it's a little different. I love having him and we are having a lot of fun, but I do want him to get a job if for no other reason to be social and be productive.

However, my friend just came traveling and brought her boyfriend who didn't work and she paid all his bills and his food, etc. Then he went home to visit and never came back. She is saying, don't do it. I think it depends on your relationship though.

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What does he do for work and how long has he been out of work for?

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Thanks for all your comments! He's not real thrilled about the idea but would do it for me if I really wanted it. He currently is working towing postal trucks and at first I thought maybe he could just work with a temp agency but that pretty much just leaves him with odd factory or construction jobs since he doesn't have a degree. I want him to come...it makes me sad to think about doing it without him but I fear if I stay then we'll get married (as we've talked about) and then there will be kids, and the next thing you know I never see anymore of the world except the occasional 5 day road trip with the family.

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I brought my husband, he's not working right now but of course we're married so it's a little different. I love having him and we are having a lot of fun, but I do want him to get a job if for no other reason to be social and be productive.

However, my friend just came traveling and brought her boyfriend who didn't work and she paid all his bills and his food, etc. Then he went home to visit and never came back. She is saying, don't do it. I think it depends on your relationship though.

Thanks for the advice! Man, it would be awful it that happened but it would be hard to imagine he being happy with me paying his way.

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