Ack, just turned down overtime for tomorrow. Double pay for 12 hours = a lot of $$$. I physically feel fine and could have done it, (and it would have like been an easy shift on a surgical ward on a Sunday = SLOW for most of the day). But I work FT and promised my kids I would be home all weekend. Family is more important....but damn it would have been nice!
I can bank OT and get it paid later when my cheque will be smaller, or take it as time off. 12 hours (11 hours paid) at double time would be 22 hours paid at straight time or 22 paid hours off.
Ack, just turned down overtime for tomorrow. Double pay for 12 hours = a lot of $$$. I physically feel fine and could have done it, (and it would have like been an easy shift on a surgical ward on a Sunday = SLOW for most of the day). But I work FT and promised my kids I would be home all weekend. Family is more important....but damn it would have been nice!
I can bank OT and get it paid later when my cheque will be smaller, or take it as time off. 12 hours (11 hours paid) at double time would be 22 hours paid at straight time or 22 paid hours off.
Darn children . Just kidding.
"no" is a complere sentence. You really don't need to give an explanation. It took me a long time and a very bitter lesson to finally learn to say no. As someone who worked overtime all the time-it's not worth it over the long haul. I applaud you for putting your family first. Wish I would have done that.
"no" is a complere sentence. You really don't need to give an explanation. It took me a long time and a very bitter lesson to finally learn to say no. As someone who worked overtime all the time-it's not worth it over the long haul. I applaud you for putting your family first. Wish I would have done that.
I don't have to provide an explanation to my scheduling office. I just say "no thanks". Glad I turned it down too. :)
Specializes in Acute care, Community Med, SANE, ASC.
I never work extra and I refuse to let them make me feel guilty about it. I show up for every single one of my scheduled shifts and do not call in sick so I consider that my contribution to staffing. If they want to pressure someone into staying late, working extra or whatever, they can harass the folks who call in sick all the time--particularly the folks I hear planning to call in sick (so obviously not sick) because they know exactly how many days it has been since their last call off, etc.
Don't get me wrong, I would like the extra money too but I would rather see them realize how much nurses are really worth and pay us all a more appropriate wage. I think when we continue to pick up the OT shifts and fill in the holes it discourages management from hiring enough people to appropriately staff the unit.
The last time I worked an "easy" Sunday shift, it turned out to be a gong show. The unit was shortstaffed and paying OT for a reason. The patients and their families were foul. The regulars had had enough and booked off sick, took vacation, whatever to get away from them. The hospital had to close beds on that unit it was so bad.
When I was an hourly worker and later on as salaried management there were many weeks I spent more hours at work than I did at home. I deluded myself by saying that I was trying to make all that money for my family. I kept promising I would catch up on "family time" later. Problem is kids grow up and then they are the ones who don't have time for YOU.
. Just kidding. 
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"no" is a complere sentence. You really don't need to give an explanation. It took me a long time and a very bitter lesson to finally learn to say no. As someone who worked overtime all the time-it's not worth it over the long haul. I applaud you for putting your family first. Wish I would have done that.