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Personally, I don't like working 12's. One would think that if I only work three days a week I would have more time to do other things. That's just not true. My 12 hour days are totally shot...meaning all I do is work, come home, and go to sleep. If I worked 8 hour shifts, I would be able to do something after work.
Plus, on my days off I am so tired I can hardly function.
Also, when I have to work overtime it usually ends up being 13, 14, or 15 hours.
Personally, I don't think the human body is designed to work for 12 hours straight. Not mine anyway. But, I have a good paying job, so I put up with the 12 hour shifts.
Hate 12s and refused to do them. I did one 8 a week, occasionally two.
In the rest of my time I run my household, parent my children, am a wife to my husband, socialize with my friends and extended family, travel, hike, bike, run, ski, scuba dive, shop, read, pamper myself, exercise, relax, work on my DNP.
I kind of wish I could do 8's, at least for a while.... but maybe that's because I am on nights and they are spread out (set schedule) so I really only have 2 days off per week. And the diff really isn't all that. I am pretty tired on my time off, and those 2 days off sure do fly by!
All I seem to have time for is housework and spending some time with my husband, oh and naps.
Geez, I need a life :)
I love 12's! I did them for 3 years then thought I wanted 8-5 Monday through Friday and did that for 4 years and realized my mistake. Now I have been back on 12's for almost a year and haven't had to use one hour of PTO! Working just 3 days a week is awesome! I do agree with FancypantsRN though, when you are working nights its not the same . Luckily I am on days now. On my off days I clean house. I cook big dinners for my family. I scrapbook and just enjoy some alone time :)
Personally, I don't like working 12's. One would think that if I only work three days a week I would have more time to do other things. That's just not true. My 12 hour days are totally shot...meaning all I do is work, come home, and go to sleep. If I worked 8 hour shifts, I would be able to do something after work.Plus, on my days off I am so tired I can hardly function.
Also, when I have to work overtime it usually ends up being 13, 14, or 15 hours.
Personally, I don't think the human body is designed to work for 12 hours straight. Not mine anyway. But, I have a good paying job, so I put up with the 12 hour shifts.
Exactly how I feel, which is why I'm looking for 8's somewhere else. On my days off I'm just exhausted and don't get much done. I usually don't get home until 9pm.. just enough time to clean up and go to sleep.
I thought 12's were great! Until I moved and got a job only working 8hour shifts, and boy does time FLY by now! I no longer dread going into work because I am so incredibly exhausted after working 13hours the day before. I can now function on my days off, too! Its amazing!
I love my 8's and would never do three 12hr shifts again as long as I can help it!
Those of you who work 12s and would rather not, do you have the option of giving away 4 hours? My last staff gig was officially 12's, but I gave away either the first or last 4 hours every time. I had plenty of coworkers wanting the extra time. I was there 10 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I actually pulled the whole 12, and whenever I did I quickly remembered why I don't do them and it was another year or two before I'd try again, lol. At the end, I only worked Thursdays and it was just understood that I did the first 8 and another nurse did the other 4, plus Friday. I got my 8 hours, and she got her 16. We were both happy. If either of us was going to be off, everyone knew the difference had to be covered b/c neither she nor I was willing to do a 12 on Thursday (well, I was not willing on any day, but she had something else on Thurs and could only do the 4 anyway). It was never a problem.
I too love my twelves. Our schedule is a little different. We work 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off...so have to work every other weekend. On my weekdays off I clean and take care of the household. That leaves every other weekend for camping, four wheeling, trips, throwing BBQs. It works quite nicely for my family.
I feel the same exact way. I could never do a regular 8 hour a day job. I hate the thought of being at work 5 days a week. Thank goodness I chose nursing. I recently got a job offer that would require me to work 5 days a week and honestly, I seriously thought about turning down the job for that reason. I am also a student and I need days off to concentrate on school. If I had to do it, I would consider 7-3pm.
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am so thankful that as nurses we have the option to work three 12's. I'm definitely not cut out for working 5 days a week!!
Anyway, the point of this post is to ask all of you what you like to do on your days off....hobbies, clubs, activities. There are so many options!