What is the most overtime you've ever worked

[BSNbeauty]

I'm thinking about working a few extra shifts to help out with our down payment for a new home and a few upgrades for the house. I generally hate doing my normal 3 12's but when I know I'm working toward a goal, that eases the pain. I'm thinking about doing 2 12's and 2 8's and exempting taxes during that time. I'd bring home between 4-5000 thousands once shift diffs and OT pay kick in. It will definitely be a one time thing ( maybe twice if I survive).

So how much OT have you worked and what was your motivation ?

[Racer15, BSN, RN]

We're so short staffed currently that I am working 50+ hours a week, every week with no choice in the matter . My pay checks aren't really any better either. So there is zero motivation for me. It is motivating me to start looking around for other jobs...

[cassie77775]

In the nearly year I've been here, maybe 4-5 hours of OT.

[Delicate Flower]

My last paycheck had 22 hours of OT. It would have been more but I was cancelled for one of my shifts during the pay period. I was not thrilled with my check. Yes, it was a pretty good check, but no THAT much more than the one before that when I only had about 5 hours of OT.

The most I have ever worked is 21 consecutive shifts. It was my first year as a nurse and I didn't know any better. I literally worked myself sick.

I do 4-5 shifts in a row every week. As long as I have 2 days off in between, I'm good. A couple of times I have done 5 12's, one off, and 5 12's, which is pretty crappy.

Also I have a one hour each way commute, and kids at home, so my actual sleeping time is only 4-5 hours a day. Lack of sleep adds up and it takes more than one day to recover!

[tech1000]

64 hours in a week. Our hospital policy doesn't allow us to work more than 64 hours in any 7 day period. We have limits.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

When I was an impoverished single mother I worked 2 8hr shifts on Saturdays when my kids were with their father, and as many doubles as I could when they were with him for holidays. Good money, real good.

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

Well, I can't count my OT out. They are cancelling shifts like crazy. I'm just praying I don't get cancelled.

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

When my kids were little and we wanted to eat, I worked 16-hour shifts 4x/week. Weekends, I did 8-hour shifts (beach money). Now that the kids are grown and gone, I don't even do enough shifts in a pay period to qualify as regular time. I did, however, hit an OT weekend a few weeks ago, basically because I didn't think they would let me, and they didn't think I would actually do it. (An interesting game of chicken). Ironically, we both lost because I had to do the extra shift and they have to pay out of the wazoo because I was at $70/hr by the time the shift diff, weekend diff, $10/hr incentive pay and the actual OT was factored in.