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would you recommend to work 2 to 4 weekend days per month to earn a bit of extra money if you already have a full time position? (linux.community)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a German nurse interviewing for 9 to 5 office jobs.

If I get one of these jobs, I wanted not to completely leave nursing: my system pays better than other local hospitals and I don't want my experience to go to waste. I wanted to work 2 to 4 weekend days per month, only second shift (shift starts at 12:30 and ends at 21:30), 'cause this is considered the easy shift and I want the extra money, but if I don't like it, I can always change units or just work my office job.

I'm curious to hear answers from both sides of the Atlantic

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Not sure if you've ever worked an office job or not but don't underestimate the exhaustion you can get from sitting at a computer all day. Nursing is extremely demanding so you're obviously no stranger to hard work and exhaustion - but maybe give the office work a go for a bit and see how you feel.

I used to scoff at the idea that a 9-5 office job could be tiring when I had a more physical job. Turns out it really can be, just in a different way.

Try things out and then see if the extra money is worth losing your weekend respite.