Weekend program pros vs cons

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I currently work every Wednesday through Saturday night from 11pm to 7am. I am contemplating switching to a weekend program where I would work every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7pm- 7am. However, with the weekend program, I would only be allowed to take off 4 weekends per year. But it's an $11 an hour raise. Is it worth it?

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No one can really answer this but you.. 

kids.. sports.. significant others schedule.. how bad to you need the money (that's an extra $20k if you haven't done the math yet).

 

 

 

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There's definitely things to consider with weekend program depending on your personal life. Weekend program doesn't work for everyone. That being said, I have worked weekend program for 11 years. My weekend program is the same with 4 weekends off/year. Some pros for me are the higher pay, more days off during the week, the same benefits as working 40 hours/week, less interaction with management, and it just works better for me with my personal life overall. There are times that I miss events working weekends, but I also have an excuse for when there is something on a weekend I don't feel like attending. 😂

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