I’ve worked 2nd (afternoon), swing (evening), and 3rd (overnight) shifts for the majority of my life. I recently moved into a training position where I’m Monday through Friday, 8am to ~5:30pm (I get OT while I’m cleaning up and writing reports).

As much as the 2nd/swing/3rd shifts screw with your life in other ways, the difficulty in scheduling any kind of life services outside of working hours is maddening. Doctor’s appointment? Nope. DMV? Maybe Saturday, if you’re lucky. Chaperone your kids field trip? Hahahhah no.

I don’t want to burn sick time for a doctor’s appointment (I need to save those for when my kid is actually sick), and I sure as hell don’t want to use up a “vacation” day for it. How tf are you supposed to get anything done?

  • Flaqueman@sh.itjust.works
    1953·
    2 months ago

    You’re not supposed to do anything other than generate value. Society doesn’t care about your DMV needs. Just work and consume.

    • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish
      241·
      2 months ago

      This. If I take another 1st shift job, I will make sure it’s 10hr shifts with the same week day off weekly.

      • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
        8·
        1 month ago

        A few months ago there was a major leadership change at my job. The guy who was 50% of the interviewers who recommended hiring me is now second from the top and my direct manager (I’m not third from the top, my company’s hierarchy is confusing).

        Suddenly, after most of a decade of it never once being a problem, I have been forced from my 4x10 schedule into a standard 5x8. I fucking hate it.

        • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 month ago

          I feel for you. That sucks to have your life thrown into chaos for a decimal number on the balance sheet.

        • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          I thought you were saying that the other way around, and was hoping to hear why you like 5x8 more

          because yeah, I like 4x10 more. actually, I like having the flexibility to do either one based on how I feel that week and the needs of the company. I like knowing that I can get my 40 hours in and fuck off whenever I want Thursday afternoon for a 3-day weekend, or I can bleed into Friday as much as I want if there are meetings that need to have happen or other work I want to get done by end of week.

          I get that some people would prefer 5x8 because they have before or after work obligations, but that’s not me so I would rather have a proper weekend.