[Laura]

Melissa,
This was rare. Mayo's pay period is Wednesday-Tuesday so that throws things off sometimes. Then it was my weekend Fri-Sun (12 hr shifts each) and my holiday, Monday, (Memorial day, 8 hr shift) to work. So I had to work that 4 days for the one pay period. Then I had Tuesday off. Then I still had to work my time for the following pay period (Wed-Friday, 8 hr shifts). I took yesterday off. I was so exhausted and my legs and right shoulder hurt so bad. I could barely walk. I literally slept until 4 pm. I debated not working today, but I felt better so I went to work. But now I am home and sore and exhausted. So I ended up working 60 hours this past week since I took yesterday off. Now I have three days off thankfully! Work three days and have three more days off. I usually work 72 hours a pay period (per two weeks). I had to return full shifts or I couldn't return. I work 0.9 FTE. It doesn't help that we are SO short staffed and so extremely busy. We literally had one bed open when I left work today. I run my butt off every day and hardly sit down. But boy do I love it (being busy, not the tiredness). They ask me every day to stay overtime (even today) because we are so short. Oh well, I do love my job, but it is very, very tiring.