I work in a busy little ER. We are often short staffed. I hired on part-time mid-shifts which means I'm required to work two 12 hour shifts in a week. When each 6 week schedule comes out I generally pick up one shift a week to make myself 'full time' hours. But I HATE being called and asked on a day that I'm at home and off, if I'd be willing to come in.
I never agree to come in when I'm called like this. I understand that they need help and they have to ask, but is it poor of me to not agree to this?
I have, in the past, agreed to stay for 12 hours after picking up 7. I don't mind staying if I'm already there, I just hate coming in if I hadn't planned on going in at all.
Furthermore, since spring is coming kind of early this year, I didn't pick up a third day for the up coming 6 week schedule. How come I feel so guilty about this? And why is it that my co-workers seem jealous that I only work two days a week? No I don't have another job. Why? Because I've spent the last 4 years paying off as much debt as I possibly could so that I wouldn't be trapped into working a whole lot! Working part time I can pay all my bills, put some in savings, and still have enough to 'play' with on my days off. To be clear here I make $2000.00 a month after taxes and insurace. I know it's not a lot, but I didn't want to be a work slave so I keep my interests low cost or free. I don't like working for other people. I like working on stuff for myself.
Why is this wrong?
And it isn't like I'm not an active participant at work. I do a Kids Clinic for girl/boy scout troups. That was a project that was assigned to me by my employer. I know it isn't a committee, but it is advertisement for the hospital and takes a few hours every couple of weeks for me to do. Why is that not enough? I live an hour and 10 minutes away from my job! Why isn't what I do enough?
I feel guilty not picking up shifts. I normally pick up extra shifts weeks before. I make so many deals so I work 40+ hours in 3 or 4 days in a row so I have 3 to 4 days off a week, which is a mini vacation.
For me actually coming back from a vacation. During vacation received gazillion text for 1 to 1s. So work Saturday a 1 to 1 didn't show up they were screwed I volunteered to stay working our I come in at 7p instead of 3p. I worked 7p to 7a then off for 3 days. Get a text today need to beef up staff for the weekend usually means unit is super acute (Code brown 24/7). I technically can pick up Thursday days, Saturday days, and Sunday days. I am working Thursday eves, 16 on Friday, and eves on Saturday. Feel guilty not picking up, but know pushing it will burn me out.
Funny thing is I am off Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. So I could pick up another double.
WCSU1987
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I feel guilty not picking up shifts. I normally pick up extra shifts weeks before. I make so many deals so I work 40+ hours in 3 or 4 days in a row so I have 3 to 4 days off a week, which is a mini vacation.
For me actually coming back from a vacation. During vacation received gazillion text for 1 to 1s. So work Saturday a 1 to 1 didn't show up they were screwed I volunteered to stay working our I come in at 7p instead of 3p. I worked 7p to 7a then off for 3 days. Get a text today need to beef up staff for the weekend usually means unit is super acute (Code brown 24/7). I technically can pick up Thursday days, Saturday days, and Sunday days. I am working Thursday eves, 16 on Friday, and eves on Saturday. Feel guilty not picking up, but know pushing it will burn me out.
Funny thing is I am off Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. So I could pick up another double.