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cyvaquero t1_jcsyet8 wrote

Reply to comment by DeliciousBeanWater in Could a 4-Day, 32-Hour Work Week Come to Pennsylvania? These 3 Democrats Are Working On It by Open_Veins_8

Yeah, nope. I did something similar as one of the shifts at a manufacturing plant. I called it the hell shift - two day time 8s and then two overnight weekend 12s. The ‘benefit’ was three days off but the fact was that your sleep rhythm was screwed for the six weeks you were on that shift, by then end you didn’t know if you were coming or going.

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DeliciousBeanWater t1_jct5v9h wrote

Mine is permanant, no OT. Its not a swing or rotating shift. We dont have that issue. Plus the job isnt tiring. I do very little physical labor and have 4 breaks that range from 40min-1hr each. Plus theres a lot of times we dont even run. It can be quite boring

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cyvaquero t1_jcuo3n4 wrote

I was IT support, during regular day shift we did some office desktop support work but after hours and weekend was purely manufacturing control systems support (SCADAS, QA stations, production & EPA monitoring, etc out on the lines.

Like you not tiring, I enjoyed the work but it was feast or famine, and famine was boring. Add to that having to change sleep schedule mid work week made it a struggle to not fall asleep waiting for a call.

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