40 hour weeks

[TheLoneWolf]

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Looking at a few jobs. Getting lots of cold calls and texts from recruiters. For those doing the 40 hour work week; I have heard of 2 setups, the first is four 10 hour shifts and the second is five 8 hour shifts. Anyone have experience with one or the other in terms of Pro/con?

Having a day off per week is nice to cover daytime chores and opens the opportunity to work per diem on the off weekday for extra cash as needed.

The 5 day 8 hour shifts seems like it locks you into a solid 40 hours woth little opportunity outside of raking call for extra pay. Does afford one time off to do some outside of work activities during business hours.

 

[Endee]

I'd much rather do 4x10 than 5x8. The full day off is great for the reasons you mentioned. Technically with 5x8 you have 1.5 hrs or so every day off during business hours but it just feels like the day is already gone; I'd rather work until 5:30 4 of the days to get a full day off.

 

[Ronin786]

Definitely in the 4x10 camp. Don't forget that day 5 isn't just 8 hours. You're still getting up early and commuting both ways. Those are 1-2 hours less per week. Granted you could also make the argument that commuting at 5PM vs 3PM has added benefits but I'd much rather the extra day off.

 

[Iso4ane]

Funny enough, this is what the CRNAs do. But, I would be the 4x10 camp if that were the only two options. And depending how long the gig is, I would alternate M-Th and Tues-Friday, so I would get a four day weekend every other week. Or if possible 16-8-16.

 

[aneftp]

4 10s isn’t good any more. It can be draining a 10 hour day even 4 days a week.

Obviously 5 8s is not good as well. You want or need a day off. Unless you have to be out of the hospital to pickup kids due to parental responsibility every day by 330pm.

See how often the regular full time guys get off work with their peel off schedule.

Daytime mandatory 8 or 10 hours may not be as good a deal as peel off schedule. Because they will want you to take a 10% hit on income as well.

 

[vector2]

4 10s isn’t good any more. It can be draining a 10 hour day even 4 days a week.

Obviously 5 8s is not good as well. You want or need a day off. Unless you have to be out of the hospital to pickup kids due to parental responsibility every day by 330pm.

See how often the regular full time guys get off work with their peel off schedule.

Daytime mandatory 8 or 10 hours may not be as good a deal as peel off schedule. Because they will want you to take a 10% hit on income as well.

Peel off is the way to go (as a yearly salaried person). If I work a 12h late, first off the next day. If I'm 2nd late, then second off next day, etc. Only way to get sht done during business hours and also not get burned out from working 10h grind every day.

 

[Justice4all]

If peel off is done right, then I agree. First job was peel off and still working about 8-12 hrs per day and never leaving before 2.
2nd job- peel off and can’t be happier since work life balance is valued

 

[MirrorTodd]

As a guy working a 4x10 type schedule now, it's the ****ing bomb yo. I LOVE this ****. A weekday to get **** done!? Like how awesome is that? I can go to costco at 10 in the morning on a Tuesday and cruise through the isles, nobody stopping right in front of me and leaving their cart, nobody slowly meandering back and forth across an isle. I can get in and get out. Or I can sleep in til whenever and then just cruise or workout at an empty gym. The world is my ****ing oyster brother. The only thing better than my schedule right now would be a Friday through Monday 4x10 cause screw doing stuff on the weekend. Save your shopping up for that Saturday? Please just shoot me now, I hate crowds and I hate people in crowds. I LOVE having a weekday off. (I am still choosing to work some locums type stuff on those days off cause I want the cash and the Army pay is ****.)

 

[Ashers]

I'm in the 5x 8 camp, but I do locums, so they try to get me out at 3. If they have me work overtime, it's until 5ish. If I work overtime when I do 10s, it's later (I do it occasionally if I have plans on the weekend). I'd rather work 5 days a week when I'm traveling away from home instead of having a 3 day weekend with nothing to do, but if I were working at home, I think I might like the 4x10. I'm torn though, I worked 6x 10-15 for so long with maybe a random day off or early day that I couldn't anticipate, that I really like 5x 8.

 

[cincincyreds]

Nice. If I had the choice I would go with 4 10 hours shifts. That free day is huge. Plus you save commute time