Working Part Time and Full Time?

LPN1974, LPN · Dec 2, 2004

I have worked a full time and a part time job for about 2 years. My primary job is with the state, and they don't pay overtime in money, you get compensated in more time off. So if wanted extra money I had to take on another part time job. It worked out well for me, because on my primary job I work 4 ten hour days, and off three, so that allowed me to work 2 or 3 days per week...my choice...on the extra job, 12 hour shifts. "QUOTE And does overtime at a primary job practically preclude your being able to work part time?QUOTE" I'm not sure what you mean by this question.

If you're already pulling an 8 hour shift and then some overtime at the first job, obviously you can't go to the second job. But money is money.....it's just where you want to be to get it, but you can only be in one place at one time.

The only thing I've found on primary job that even threatened to be an obstacle, but it wasn't actually because what I do with my time off is my business.....my supervisor on the primary job does not like for us to have second jobs. She discourages it. But she can't stop us, as long as we're there to pull our scheduled days, she can't say what we do with our time off.

Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "viable" in the profession. Only thing I can say is the work is out there, and you can make alot of money on an extra job, if you don't have any other responsibilities: children, spouse, sick family to take care of, whatever. It's there...there's a nursing shortage. I say go for it, and get some of it. I did and may go back to it, at some point in the future. Just know your limit and don't overdo. Quit when you get tired.

Pachinko · Dec 2, 2004

Thanks--I should've been more explicit when talking about the viability and how nursing might preclude PT work. I was thinking that being on call or having mandated overtime might make holding a steady PT job difficult. Perhaps it depends on where your full time job is.

veteranRN · Dec 2, 2004

I have done it also but it always depends on my home situation. When I started having kids, I felt I had two full time jobs. Now with 4 kids I just hold two part time jobs and have the best of both worlds.

SRobinson · Dec 2, 2004

I work as a school nurse and following a divorce a few years back needed extra income. I worked as a supervisor in a long term care facility for about ten months doing a baylor schedule...two 12 hour shifts every weekend. I stayed tired, but got out of debt.