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5 Reasons Why Working during the Holidays Isn’t So Bad



Now, it’s true that a lot of people prefer to be with their families throughout holidays and that they find it rather overwhelming to be stuck at work. However, when you set out to be a nurse, you already knew that compromises with your personal life are going to be made. Working over the holidays is something that a lot of people would consider to be a huge compromise. However, we are going to provide you with a few reasons for which it’s not. 


1.    It’s financially rewarding
The labor legislation clearly states that working on official holidays is paid additionally. If you add up overtime, you can get a significant amount of money compared to working on a normal day. Of course, this is intended to compensate you for the fact that you have to spend time at work while everyone else is enjoying their official holidays and days off. 
 
2.    You get to help people in need when it matters
The truth is that there is nothing worse than getting sick or injuring yourself during official holidays. This is the one time when people get to enjoy a vacation with their family or friends and they have to spend it stuck in a hospital. This is what makes the job of the nurse so much more rewarding – helping them in times when they are in great emotional distress. However, there is one more thing that has to be mentioned here – patients tend to be a lot crankier so keep this in mind and arm yourself with all the patience in the world. 

3.    It’s actually cheap
That’s right – it’s cheap! Holidays are times during which you would usually have to buy gifts for your friends and family members. Guess what – you don’t have time for that and the best part is that you have a perfectly good excuse – you have to work. No one can question the importance of the responsibilities of a nurse and that’s why you won’t feel bad about not buying gifts. 


4.    You can actually use those days later
Now, this is rather individual and depending on your labor contract. If it says that you are going to get extra payment you probably wouldn’t be able to claim these days later in the year. However, the other method of compensation is by providing you with additional vacation time after the fact. This is particularly helpful because you can use this time to prolong your regular summer vacation, for instance or to take another one. 

5.    No holiday weight gain!
Let’s be realistic for a minute – the holidays are times for eating. Stuffing yourself with Christmas turkey and chocolate chip cookies and everything alike is something that you would usually do during the holidays. What is more, you are highly unlikely to do any kind of physical activity, let alone training because, hey, no one trains during holidays and this is a well-known fact. 

So, as you can see, there are a few side benefits of working during the holidays. Of course, if you enjoy and love your job as a nurse, you wouldn’t need something to make you feel better because you work during holidays – the satisfaction of a job well done should be enough. But it always helps to know that there is a little something on the side.


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