10+ Pros and Cons of 12-Hour Shifts | I LOVE and HATE Them

I both love and hate working 12-hour shifts. On one hand, I have more days off. On the other 12-hour shifts can be long...very long. In this video, I'm going to walk you through some of the top pros and cons of 12-hour nursing shifts.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Pros and Cons of 12-Hour Shifts
01:01 Pro#1 You’ll Have More Days Off
03:35 Pro#2 You Can Make Your Schedule Flexible
05:00 Pro#3 Better Continuity of Care for Patients
06:50 Pro#4 More Availability for Your Family
08:34 Pro#5 Save More Money
09:45 Cons#1 You’ll Have More Time to Spend Money
10:32 Cons#2 It Will Be a Long Day
11:21 Cons#3 Negative Health Outcome
14:17 Cons#4 Exhausting
14:57 Cons#5 Days Off are Rest Days
15:44 Cons#6 Risk of Burnout
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[still_meigb]

Great video! I’m actually leaving 8hr shifts to go back to 12hr shifts. 12s can be tough but I experienced way more negative affects working 8s.

[paigeyvanessa]

I agree. 12 hours shifts can be rough depending on the day and what’s going on but for the most part I love it. I barely use up my PTO. I can move my days around especially come vacation time. It’s rare I touch my sick leave and overall it’s a lot more flexible. Not to mention doing OT can be flexible too. Come in early or come in later whichever you’re feeling

[ryeguy]

I work 12 hour shifts at a factory but I find that since it’s shift work alot of my days off are spent half days fixing my sleep scheduele

[thehumbleofficer]

One more pro to add there's usually less mandatory overtime where as 8 hours you might get stuck doing double shifts against your will

[reactionswitherin]

I will always pick longer but fewer work days a week. I prefer 12-hour shifts. My absolute favorite work schedule is two 16-hour shifts and one 8-hour shift a week. Yes, those 16-hour days are long but it’s only a couple days a week. And your reward is you get 4 FULL days off plus what’s left of your 8-hour day! You honestly can’t beat that! That 8-hour day seems so “short” compared to the 16-hour shifts even though 8-hours is a “normal” work day for a lot of people. Five-day work weeks drive me crazy! It feels like I never have a day off 🤣🤣 ! I can handle a couple long days when I know there are a bunch of days off coming 😊 .

[evelinaplewa]

Yes…. It’s effecting my health. I have no energy to exercise anymore either

[Dinkleberg]

Love this channel! So insightful and easy to watch man

[SteaksForCakes]

For me (50 hours per week) I consume a lot of spinach and electrolyte drinks which keep my body from feeling achy and keep energy levels up water too of course

[skylernohrenberg]

Thanks for this. I just accepted a salary position as supervisor in a warehouse with 3x12 hour shift schedule 6pm-6am Tues, Wed, Thurs. excited for the work life balance, but 3 12s in a row sounds scary!

[brycegipple]

If I had a choice in my full-time work schedule, my number-1 pick would be 12-hour shifts (4 on/4 off).

Most people would say that 12-hour shifts are pretty long (and I may agree with that, at least compared to your typical 9-5 job). But, at least I’m only working half the days. By the time you get through your 4 consecutive work days, your 4 consecutive “off” days may feel like a vacation all its own. You could easily take a weekend getaway without even touching your vacation time!

[CatharsisByProxy]

-Pro: guaranteed longer weekend!
-Con: accidental recovery-sleep all weekend!
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-Big Pro: Night shift workers can actually schedule appointments/run errands *on days off* or even on their workdays *before shift* instead of using up leave for necessary life stuff
-Equally-Big Con: Doing this takes away from recovery-sleep and makes virtually any sleep schedule unsustainable

*Also, * if you’re a night-worker, running your errands can only ever be done during “regular” daytime hours - i.e. the middle of the “night” for you. If you haven’t experienced this yet, just imagine yourself on waking up at two in the morning to go to the dentist. Lol

[ArtDesignHobby]

I'm saving 4h only on commutation... I wouldn't be paid for this time and it would be all walking... Not to mention waking up, preparing for next day and so on... Basically I would be tired anyway for 5 days instead of 3...

[-jc]

Great video great content thank you ♥️

[lastfirst]

I think the problem here I might be certain that a 12 hours shift is just too much 10 hours is ok because its overtime rules. Also I don't like people who discourage others that don't work more than 8 to 10 hours and calls them lazy like we don't care we just want a freedom manageable life.

For example I know people who for example makes 40$ in California no education for 8 to 10 hours max 5 to 6 days a week max vs 14 to 15$ that works 12 to 16 hours just too brag 6 to 7 days a week? Naw its better to work smarter and getting there of course most of the times you gotta earn it and work hard first and go on sooner to approach achieving comfortable living life type of mindset.

[evail]

Yuppers- work triples (x3 12’s) for the last 21 years. It can grind

[Quax]

Bro I was about to search this. How is the algorithm reading my mind

[Maniac-biol]

Started working as a mobile patrol guard, 2 weeks into it now. Quite hard, trying to get the body used to it so I could get back into training again

[meganq]

I'm an LPN starting to do 16 hour shifts this January. My schedule will be thursday & friday both 7am-11pm and then saturdays 7-3. Any tips to prevent burnout and exhaustion? Which days should I use to rest?

[qwertyx]

i work 4 work x12 hours x 4 days off continous for 6 years now. best for me IMHO. Cons is Rest day is not fix. but atleast i work 4 days and 4 off, 16 days per month. take 4 days leave we call sandwich. BOOM! 12 days no work 😂 forgot to mention im IT

[jarrellbouyer]

I work 3 day 12hr shifts for 22 a hour