Hey! I finished my nursing school about 12 years ago and worked on a ICU for about two years after nursing school as a RN.
Moved to a different country and now I am working at a facility for disabled people.
I work only nightshift and we have to be awake all night in case emergency but honestly, I never had an emergency. My clients sleep all night.
My base income is very high and in addition I get nightshift bonus, so I am getting a lot of money that isn’t taxed at the end of the month either because in this country shift differential (night, sundays, holidays) isn’t taxed.
I don’t know I am doing this since two years and if I’d lay down on a couch no one would ever know.
Should I keep going or say something? My Nightshift coworkers don’t do anything either but they just keep quiet. And if I am honest I think the dayshift doesn’t do a lot either. Our clients really dont need a lot of assist… it’s kind of weird getting paid for this job.
If you feel like it is too easy and you’re worried that you’re not doing enough or if you want to do more, I would recommend communicating with your manager. One, to make sure you’re meeting expectations, and two, to see if there’s a possibility of doing more/taking on more responsibilities (if you want to, if not, disregard). For the former, this ensures that you’re not missing something that they expected you to be doing, so that you’re not surprised by how they feel about your work later. For the latter, doing more may feel more personally fulfilling, and additionally, taking on more responsibilities could mean a promotion or a bump in pay.
If I’ve learned anything during my jobs, it’s to overcommunicate with my manager to make sure that we’re on the same page with how we’re both feeling.