Who here works overtime for the extra cash?

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How much do hospitals allow you and what is the structure of it?

Is it easy to work the extra hours for the cash?

Does it start right after 8 hrs in a day? or after 40 hrs in a week?

I really want to work like crazy early on until I finally learn that its stupid to burn yourself out over money

Specializes in Peds Cardiology,Peds Neuro,Pedi ER,PICU, IV Jedi.
Do any RN's on the site have an inspirational story about a crazy month where they worked a huge amount of overtime and had an AMAZING paycheck? please inspire me I would like to hear your stories... =]

Last year my wife and kids went on vacation (I'd rather work than go where they went) and I worked 28 hours of OT while they were gone. My check was over $1000.00 more than my normal check when you include the hours and my shift differentials...and I'm not even a nurse.

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Specializes in Peds Cardiology,Peds Neuro,Pedi ER,PICU, IV Jedi.
The thing is, the more you work, the more the IRS grabs!!! You will find out that it really isn't advantageous to work a lot of OT.

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This is generally true, but not completely. If the right conditions exist within your family, you can have a relatively low tax burden, and the OT can make things much better for your family.;)

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