Best thing about camping

I have thought about changing. I am a RN and the worst part about our shifts is that they're irregular. Nights one week, earlies and lates the next with only a couple of days off in between. Will have to be satisfied for now to day dream at work occasionally. I do like the work however and my goal of working for the RFDS keeps me in it.

Carolyn,

Retirement for me means NO meetings, at all, ever, nada, etc etc etc LOLOL

Dave ,
Maybe your name should be "Rigor Mortis "
Willie

Public servant obviously ,,,

Hahahaha sounds more like a politician except for the late finish time :)))))

You hit it on the head Willie , I scored the name of Rigor Mortis about 20 years ago at a previous place of work . You don't have to believe this but it referred to being "stiff " , as a young bloke at the time always skylarking about our desires with women and the reference about a particular part of my anatomy suffering rigor mortis , I am sure you get the drift , and in true Aussie fashion one never complains about a nick name and it has stuck to this day.

Cheers Dave L.

Im on 9 and 5 now and am loving it- less than 2 weeks between breaks, It feels like you work a week, then get a super long weekend. I couldnt imagine 2/1 or any stint up to 2 weeks- Not being able to jump in the car for a thrash during that time drives me insane.

The thought of only having to work half the year (or less including annual leave) sounds pretty damn sweet though.

I do like only being away for 8 days instead of 2 weeks, but I would go back to the 2x2 for the extra time off. Because we were used to the 2x2, we have found that the 6 days off can be a bit rushed if we do a trip - 1 day to pack, 3-4 days out and about, home and 1 day to unpack etc. (Boo Hoo say the 5 day a weekers!). Found on the 2x2, you could get home from work, have a couple of days to wind down and potter about the yard/shed/car, then do a trip for up to a week, and still have a few days to wind down/potter about for a few days.

At the moment, on 2x2 up here (Argyle), you get 17.5 days annual leave, so you have a 2 week holiday this year (6weeks off), then next year have 3 weeks (7 weeks off, back for 1 week, then 2 weeks off). Then we get Long service etc. Its a pretty good wicket! There are blokes up here with over 1000 hrs holiday pay and 12 weeks Long service leave as well. that equates to about 9 months off on full pay!

Cheers Andrew

I like my shift work, four shifts on then four off, OK they are twelve hour shifts but you get your hours up quick. Four day long weekends, quick camping trips away when the masses and their bloody ankle biters are at home. Sheer bliss. Yeah I apologise to those with kids who like to camp, but try to shelter behind the fact that mine have grown up and left home so they are no longer along on my trips to terrorise you.

Ian

Dammit! Just remembered that son number two has joined up and lurks on the Forum.

"But he's single and young, I doubt he'll feel the same in a few years time."

I used to do shift & oncall in the IT industry - it's definiltely a young persons game. Though I'm still in the game, I don't have the heart gor the screwed up lifestyle anymore. I much prefer to be able to go home and get a good nights sleep, not spend half my nights on the phone and dialled in. Don't miss it.