Yes, I have two guaranteed shifts each week: Monday and Friday. I will go home on Monday/Friday, shower, get into my out clothes then drive 1-3 hours to wherever I've chosen to camp. I sleep that night, do PrepHole shit all day, sleep again, chill out until 10 am then drive back, I like to have the afternoon and evening before work to calm down comfy at home.
I'm in EU rn and graduating soon but in my country (netherlands) all specialists work at least 40 hours. Where do you live and how did you get such chill hours?
Not him but ER docs in the US per-diem live how they want, when they want. One of our friends from residency lives in a van for 2 weeks then works 8 shifts for 2 weeks.
I'm in EU rn and graduating soon but in my country (netherlands) all specialists work at least 40 hours. Where do you live and how did you get such chill hours?
Here in Aus it depends on specialty and seniority.
ED and GP are the easiest to work part-time from early on. Most GPs in large practices work 4 days a week or less. 4x10h shifts is standard for emergency but most departments will be pretty accepting of people who want to work 2x10, it'll slow progression through the training program though.
It's also extremely easy to pick up casual contracts as a locum doctor filling in where hospitals or private practices are short-staffed (especially rural Aus) and they generally pay well enough that you can get by working week on/week off or the like.
Working part-time is uncommon in some specialties but possible if you negotiate with the hospital and are willing to accept a delay in career progression - I know junior docs working part-time in psych, paediatrics and medical administration. There are some specialties where asking for a part-time contract (or even asking to not work more than 40h/wk) is likely to completely torpedo your interview (surgery, anaesthetics, cardiology, etc).
Once you're a consultant hours are entirely up to you as far as I can tell. Maybe there are some differences from specialty to specialty but that's never something I've had a long conversation with my bosses about. Most senior docs I know work part-time public and part-time private.
Not him but ER docs in the US per-diem live how they want, when they want. One of our friends from residency lives in a van for 2 weeks then works 8 shifts for 2 weeks.
I work a typical 9-5 mon-fri schedule (Aktchually 8 to 4). Most trips are just one or two nights. Sometimes I’ll have everything packed and leave right from work, but more often I’ll leave early Saturday morning and come home Sunday evening.
I have 4 weeks of PTO per year, but most trips are still just two nights. Take a Friday off, leave early Friday morning, come back Sunday. Trips over three nights are a little less common, but those are generally Thursday thru Sunday, just to avoid any weekday traffic in the way home and because there are fewer people on weekdays.
Bigger trips require more vacation days, not just because I’m out for longer but because of traveling logistics. Last year I went to GSMNP for 5 days, because if I’m using that much vacation time it’s going to be someplace interesting. Well I can’t get there too quickly by driving (it’s about 10 hours away), so a hotel room before is nice. Same with coming home; I’m not going to drive 10 hours after hiking for 8 and smelling like fresh dog shit.
what kind of job do you have, and what level of mgmt are you at? in the 7~ months i have worked at my current entry job i have earned 2 days of pto. looking to upgrade soon
I work in an a calibration laboratory, in an extremely specialized field of metrology. There’s no one else in my department, but I run it, focusing on only one discipline (though I’m trained in several others). I’m not in management.
you don't, you have to be a weekend warrior.
i have a lifestyle where i can hike 6 months out of the year or even 12 if i want to.
that's why i mog the /k/ larpers every time.
out west but work east coast hours because i'm remote. finish work at 3pm every day. plenty of time to get somewhere and setup a tent on a friday evening before dusk.
I just had a baby, and have reduced my hiking from avg 15 miles a week to probably 6 miles a month. Forget campouts. Its all over for 5 years. At least I have a son to choose his switch over hiking with his dad in a few years
Take friday or monday off once a month or so. If your work can't survive without you for a single weekday when notified well in advance then you can tell them they should be paying you more.
Btw I've been working summers for the last 3 years now, I'm doing uni, and I just hate working "normal" jobs, be it in shops or offices, I spend my whole day just waiting to go away and being super bored, I couldn't live like that, bit what can I do, basically all jobs are like that, given that I'm fixated with military tactics and strategy, gear, and shit I'm considering joining the armed forces of my gay country just to do something I actually like
And then 5 years down the line you've come to hate the outdoors because you now associate it with your job and it's no longer something you want to do, but you must do.
Literally get the best paid job for the least amount of braincells required, and then follow your passion when not on the clock.
Everyone should attempt a sub24 trip. Rivendell bikes came up with it. Leave after work and go direct to a close by spot. Spend a night and then head right back to work.
2 months ago I just went out with my gf, left her home, then went straight to a wooded spot nearby and just went around and slept there then came back the next day, it was cool I met alot of rabbits that scared me bc I kept hearing noises and then with my headlamp I see those fricking glowing eyes in the distance without seeing the whole animal
I don't. Got the time and means but often lack the energy or get too drunk come end or week and languish at home instead. Full time 9-5er, but I can realistically take paid days off and do it if I want.
Hoping to get off my ass and do an overnight trip before it warms up again too much, can't remember the last time I did an overnight camp.
My advice is just stay in the habit. No matter how busy you get, you can do it, but it you let your lifestyle get too sedentary and sloppy, you simply won't.
During the weekends, if I find time and if I have at least some energy left.
My job is consuming my life, but I have no choice but to work until my body is old and crippled. Who came up with this mockery of human life?
Yes, I have two guaranteed shifts each week: Monday and Friday. I will go home on Monday/Friday, shower, get into my out clothes then drive 1-3 hours to wherever I've chosen to camp. I sleep that night, do PrepHole shit all day, sleep again, chill out until 10 am then drive back, I like to have the afternoon and evening before work to calm down comfy at home.
Work shifts. I drive a truck in/around a mine and I work 7 days and then get 7 days off.
I work 3 days a week, my wife works 4. That's leaves enough time for short trips and we take a few months every year for longer ones.
What do you have old money, PrepHole rich, super old, or live with your parents?
You don't just work 3 day weeks in this economy.
>Doctor
>Made a mint of btc
>Wife's parents bought her a house when she moved away for uni and paid off my med school debts when we got married
I'm in EU rn and graduating soon but in my country (netherlands) all specialists work at least 40 hours. Where do you live and how did you get such chill hours?
Not him but ER docs in the US per-diem live how they want, when they want. One of our friends from residency lives in a van for 2 weeks then works 8 shifts for 2 weeks.
Here in Aus it depends on specialty and seniority.
ED and GP are the easiest to work part-time from early on. Most GPs in large practices work 4 days a week or less. 4x10h shifts is standard for emergency but most departments will be pretty accepting of people who want to work 2x10, it'll slow progression through the training program though.
It's also extremely easy to pick up casual contracts as a locum doctor filling in where hospitals or private practices are short-staffed (especially rural Aus) and they generally pay well enough that you can get by working week on/week off or the like.
Working part-time is uncommon in some specialties but possible if you negotiate with the hospital and are willing to accept a delay in career progression - I know junior docs working part-time in psych, paediatrics and medical administration. There are some specialties where asking for a part-time contract (or even asking to not work more than 40h/wk) is likely to completely torpedo your interview (surgery, anaesthetics, cardiology, etc).
Once you're a consultant hours are entirely up to you as far as I can tell. Maybe there are some differences from specialty to specialty but that's never something I've had a long conversation with my bosses about. Most senior docs I know work part-time public and part-time private.
lol
I work a typical 9-5 mon-fri schedule (Aktchually 8 to 4). Most trips are just one or two nights. Sometimes I’ll have everything packed and leave right from work, but more often I’ll leave early Saturday morning and come home Sunday evening.
I have 4 weeks of PTO per year, but most trips are still just two nights. Take a Friday off, leave early Friday morning, come back Sunday. Trips over three nights are a little less common, but those are generally Thursday thru Sunday, just to avoid any weekday traffic in the way home and because there are fewer people on weekdays.
Bigger trips require more vacation days, not just because I’m out for longer but because of traveling logistics. Last year I went to GSMNP for 5 days, because if I’m using that much vacation time it’s going to be someplace interesting. Well I can’t get there too quickly by driving (it’s about 10 hours away), so a hotel room before is nice. Same with coming home; I’m not going to drive 10 hours after hiking for 8 and smelling like fresh dog shit.
what kind of job do you have, and what level of mgmt are you at? in the 7~ months i have worked at my current entry job i have earned 2 days of pto. looking to upgrade soon
I work in an a calibration laboratory, in an extremely specialized field of metrology. There’s no one else in my department, but I run it, focusing on only one discipline (though I’m trained in several others). I’m not in management.
I mostly work weekend gigs or tour for a few months at a time then PrepHole for the free time, I mostly live out of a van though.
I get paid to be outside in the woods. Come days off I’ll head to the cabin. Sometimes I’ll get lucky and Fridays job site is handy the cabin.
What job do you have? That sounds very comfy.
you don't, you have to be a weekend warrior.
i have a lifestyle where i can hike 6 months out of the year or even 12 if i want to.
that's why i mog the /k/ larpers every time.
>i have a lifestyle where i can hike 6 months out of the year or even 12 if i want to.
funny how you say "i have a lifestyle" and not "i have a job"
So how long do you plan to be jobless/homeless/wifeless/childless?
Good for you Dylan but not all of us are trustfund babies and have to work for a living
out west but work east coast hours because i'm remote. finish work at 3pm every day. plenty of time to get somewhere and setup a tent on a friday evening before dusk.
Self employed. I typically work a week on then one off or two on and one off. My workload varies but I make time.
I work as a line cook and save up my tip money to take a week or 2 off at a time, prep my meals at work to save on costs, etc.
I just had a baby, and have reduced my hiking from avg 15 miles a week to probably 6 miles a month. Forget campouts. Its all over for 5 years. At least I have a son to choose his switch over hiking with his dad in a few years
Take friday or monday off once a month or so. If your work can't survive without you for a single weekday when notified well in advance then you can tell them they should be paying you more.
you get an PrepHole job and then you never really work a day in your life
What are out jobs
Btw I've been working summers for the last 3 years now, I'm doing uni, and I just hate working "normal" jobs, be it in shops or offices, I spend my whole day just waiting to go away and being super bored, I couldn't live like that, bit what can I do, basically all jobs are like that, given that I'm fixated with military tactics and strategy, gear, and shit I'm considering joining the armed forces of my gay country just to do something I actually like
And then 5 years down the line you've come to hate the outdoors because you now associate it with your job and it's no longer something you want to do, but you must do.
Literally get the best paid job for the least amount of braincells required, and then follow your passion when not on the clock.
I have 6 weeks of payed holiday a year + extra time of for overtime compensation
Everyone should attempt a sub24 trip. Rivendell bikes came up with it. Leave after work and go direct to a close by spot. Spend a night and then head right back to work.
2 months ago I just went out with my gf, left her home, then went straight to a wooded spot nearby and just went around and slept there then came back the next day, it was cool I met alot of rabbits that scared me bc I kept hearing noises and then with my headlamp I see those fricking glowing eyes in the distance without seeing the whole animal
I don't. Got the time and means but often lack the energy or get too drunk come end or week and languish at home instead. Full time 9-5er, but I can realistically take paid days off and do it if I want.
Hoping to get off my ass and do an overnight trip before it warms up again too much, can't remember the last time I did an overnight camp.
My advice is just stay in the habit. No matter how busy you get, you can do it, but it you let your lifestyle get too sedentary and sloppy, you simply won't.
During the weekends, if I find time and if I have at least some energy left.
My job is consuming my life, but I have no choice but to work until my body is old and crippled. Who came up with this mockery of human life?