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Post by MorellisCupcake on Jul 18, 2023 11:57:19 GMT
I'm a coder, and have the option of a new job that allows 4 x 10 shifts instead of 5 x 8.
Anyone have insight on the pluses and minuses?
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Post by gramasue on Jul 18, 2023 12:02:50 GMT
Take the 4 x 10! That's an extra whole day that you can do whatever you want.
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Post by kimber731 on Jul 18, 2023 12:03:27 GMT
I work 4 x 10 shifts. I much prefer that schedule. I am already at work and typically in the groove so it never an issue to stay later. My hours are 6:30 - 4:30 so I still have my evenings ahead of me. We travel a lot so having the 3 day weekend every week is a great way to "practice" retirement.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 18, 2023 12:04:41 GMT
I would absolutely work 4 x 10 if I could! I would love to have three day off. I’d even consider doing 12 x 3 if that were an option.
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Post by smartypants71 on Jul 18, 2023 12:18:58 GMT
4x10. I work a 9/80 now and it's so nice having that extra day.
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 18, 2023 12:28:39 GMT
4 ten hour shifts would be my preferred schedule. Unfortunately we are a 24/7/365 department and there is no way for them to really change our 3 shifts with with the number of people we have to accommodate this…but I keep hoping.
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Post by floridagirl on Jul 18, 2023 12:29:31 GMT
My daughter works 4 10 hour shifts and much prefers it.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 18, 2023 12:29:42 GMT
Definitely the 4x10. Especially if I could start early in the morning which is my best time anyway.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Jul 18, 2023 12:38:32 GMT
Absolutely 4x10.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 18, 2023 12:52:37 GMT
I'd work 4x10 if it were ever available to me
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Post by cat2007 on Jul 18, 2023 12:53:19 GMT
I would love 4x10! That extra day off would be so worth it.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 18, 2023 12:57:01 GMT
I love the idea if an extra day off, but, once you account for an unoaid lunch, it is 10-1/2 hours per day and that is a lot. I would rather be home earlier in the evening every day. Also, when working 4 10s, there is no way to make appointments during the week without having to use PTO (my dentist, for example, is not open on Fridays, so that would be an issue)
I currently work 8.5 hours M-Th and 6 on Friday, which is pretty great. I start at 7:15, so am done by 345 M-Th and 1:15 Friday. Occasionally, I do 4 9s and the Friday is only 4 hours
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Post by kristi521 on Jul 18, 2023 12:58:35 GMT
I had a job where I worked 4x10 20 years ago. To progress in my career I had to go to an 8 x 5. I still miss my 4 x 10. I had every Friday off. Maybe pre-retirement I will be able to go back to that....That is likely another 15 years.
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Post by Zee on Jul 18, 2023 13:15:01 GMT
4 10s for sure. I currently do 2 12s and 2 8s. My ideal schedule I worked long ago was 2 12s and an 8, was still considered full time as far as benefits but so much easier.
I sure miss that schedule!
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Post by paget on Jul 18, 2023 13:16:40 GMT
I had 4 10s in another job. While it was great to have an extra day, the days did get long and I was dragging the last hour (I also had a long commute to add to the length of the day but that was also why it was nice- to save me from that once a week).
I switched agencies and it is not allowed where I currently am. I’ve done 9/80 which is fine but not as good to me- I prefer
My weeks to be the same. My favorite was the schedule I just gave up to take a new job - 7am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday and Friday 7-11am. It gave me a long weekend every week and if I wanted a full Friday off it was easy to just take 4 hour of vacation or use Flex Time if I worked longer another day.
I currently work 8-5 and I don’t like it. I have to be in my Position for 6 months before I am eligible for an alternate schedule again.
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Post by Linda on Jul 18, 2023 13:18:06 GMT
4x10. I work a 9/80 now and it's so nice having that extra day. I haven't worked in years but I did 9/80 back in the 90s and loved it - made appointments etc...so much easier Voting for the 4x10 also |
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Post by KelleeM on Jul 18, 2023 13:27:13 GMT
I currently work 9/80 and I love it. Prior to this schedule we worked 4/9/4 which was 4 9 hour days and 4 hours on Friday. That wasn’t bad either. I would take the 4 10s in a heartbeat!
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 18, 2023 13:29:08 GMT
I have done both and prefer 4 10s. I love a three day weekend. Con is that 10 hour days are long but a whole day off trumps that.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 18, 2023 13:29:19 GMT
Take the 4 x 10! That's an extra whole day that you can do whatever you want. DH loved it when his company went to 4 ten hour days. He had every Friday to do what he wanted. DS was old enough to enjoy their days together. They did a few day excursions to places.
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Post by MorellisCupcake on Jul 18, 2023 13:44:04 GMT
I love the idea if an extra day off, but, once you account for an unoaid lunch, it is 10-1/2 hours per day and that is a lot. I would rather be home earlier in the evening every day. Also, when working 4 10s, there is no way to make appointments during the week without having to use PTO (my dentist, for example, is not open on Fridays, so that would be an issue) I currently work 8.5 hours M-Th and 6 on Friday, which is pretty great. I start at 7:15, so am done by 345 M-Th and 1:15 Friday. Occasionally, I do 4 9s and the Friday is only 4 hours Luckily most of that isn't a factor. I work at home so no commute, and I could start as early as 6 a.m. And I have a TON of sick time (our sick and regular PTO are separate) so appointments would be no issue. I think I'm hesitating because my job now is so boring and doing 8 hours is a chore some days, I can't imagine doing 10.  The new one is not in a specific discipline like I have now, it's in physician billing and covers lots of areas. And not straight coding, it's a lot of claim correction and electronic appeals, which makes it more interesting. (Basically coding on the back end instead of the front). I've done that kind of thing before (in radiation oncology) and it's more problem solving then repetition, so 10 would be doable. |
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Post by Merge on Jul 18, 2023 13:49:24 GMT
As a teacher, I could not do 4x10. The job is too mentally taxing to do it for ten hours per day. Plus the kids couldn't handle it.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 18, 2023 13:51:31 GMT
I would never willingly work a 10 hour day. I spend all day on the computer, mostly looking at spreadsheets. I can't even imagine what my head would be like after 10 hours a day of that. Then 4 days of that consecutively? I'd much rather have that 2 hours daily to enjoy rather than another day off. With that said, I am the kind of person who actually does things during the week. My BFF isn't like that, even though she works 5 - 8s. She does nothing when she comes home from a day at work. So all her fun time is on the weekends. I could never operate like that. My brain needs more breaks than that schedule would allow for me. I think I make good use of my free time during the week so it doesn't feel like by the time I get to the weekend, I am dying for a break.
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Post by anaterra on Jul 18, 2023 14:07:48 GMT
I work 4 days 12 hr shifts.. then i am off for 4 days... its a very long day... 4 days off is always good....
But if I could... id want to go back to 3 shifts that are 8 hrs... instead of 4 shifts that are 12
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Post by Katie on Jul 18, 2023 14:15:09 GMT
Medical coder, or computer coder? As a medical coder myself, 10 hours stuck to your computer screen is a challenge. My productivity is tracked so I can’t really sneak away to do other tasks. BUT - that extra day is really nice, so that’s the payoff.
I am currently working 9 hours Mon-Thurs and 4 hours on Friday.
If I HAD to pick one or the other, I’d do the four 10’s.
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Post by buddysmom on Jul 18, 2023 14:24:35 GMT
4X10.
I'm retired but waaay back in 1998 our stodgy company was actually cutting edge.
I was allowed to work out of my home even though our office was only about five miles away.
My pup laid right next to my chair while I worked for the next 12 years.
We were on a hybrid type; we worked five days one week then four days the next week. So we had a three day weekend twice per month which was great.
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Post by bratkar on Jul 18, 2023 14:32:01 GMT
I worked 4 10's before moving to this department
I had off Wednesdays and I LOVED having off mid week.
It was like having two weekends a week.
Thought about asking to move to that in this department, but not sure how they feel about it
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 18, 2023 14:46:05 GMT
I love the idea if an extra day off, but, once you account for an unoaid lunch, it is 10-1/2 hours per day and that is a lot. I would rather be home earlier in the evening every day. Also, when working 4 10s, there is no way to make appointments during the week without having to use PTO (my dentist, for example, is not open on Fridays, so that would be an issue) I currently work 8.5 hours M-Th and 6 on Friday, which is pretty great. I start at 7:15, so am done by 345 M-Th and 1:15 Friday. Occasionally, I do 4 9s and the Friday is only 4 hours This, word for word. And if you have kids that need rides or if they have sport events, you have to take leave or make it up to make it to those things. I work 8 hrs - I am supposed to take a lunch but I work from home and basically eat at my desk and work thru. My hours are 7-3, and I like it. If I want to make up hours, there is time. Or I can schedule appts for the afternoon (or take leave). |
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 18, 2023 14:49:05 GMT
In theory four 10's. In reality I couldn't do it in my job. Not on top of two hours commute, unpaid half hour lunch. And my brain just gets too tired of sitting at a desk and staring at a screen (I do a lot of searching four foreign titles/citations in my library job and it really strains the eyes and brain at times).
Now I do work from home 2-3 days a week and occasionally I will work longer one of those days to log out earlier another day that week. But that's it.
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Post by teacherlisa on Jul 18, 2023 14:50:03 GMT
I currently work 4 12s and I hate it. I much prefer the 5/8. I do understand the extra day off but I have RA so it really is just too long of a day for me, and I spend at least that first day off recouperating. I am tired all the time.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 18, 2023 14:59:42 GMT
I currently work 4 12s and I hate it. I much prefer the 5/8. I do understand the extra day off but I have RA so it really is just too long of a day for me, and I spend at least that first day off recouperating. I am tired all the time. That's my worry. Sometimes now by the end of the week I am exhausted. I can't even imagine your schedule. I'm not sure with my mental health I would even be able to push through like that. Heck if I could I'd only work 6 hour days and take the pay cut but my employer does not allow that. So what do you (general) really gain by this? Not having daily down time for 4 days straight would wreck me. |
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The new one is not in a specific discipline like I have now, it's in physician billing and covers lots of areas. And not straight coding, it's a lot of claim correction and electronic appeals, which makes it more interesting. (Basically coding on the back end instead of the front). I've done that kind of thing before (in radiation oncology) and it's more problem solving then repetition, so 10 would be doable. 
