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.
Related: International Nurses Association
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