Smurph Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I work in hotel bar, zero-hour contract, but I work five days a week. Very rarely get put on mornings but that would be 7-3. My most regular shifts are 3-11 or 5-close, which is normally 1, but could be up to 4 on weekends. I also have the option to top up and work functions, and during the festive period there's normally one on every night Thursday-Sunday, so it's easy to get more hours if I want to work on my days off. I don't normally bother. This isn't my ideal, it's not what I want to be doing my whole life, but the thought of working 9-5 Mon-Fri simply bores me to tears, especially in an office environment. It's maybe better as a functioning adult with responsibilities but I'm content floating about and waking up at 2pm right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I work for the largest general insurer in the country as a household claims handler. I work 35 hours a week (although the contact is annualised hours), 3 8 hour shifts (1hr lunch), one 9hr and one 6hr. 2 weeks from 3 the 6hr shift is a late shift (either 8 or 9 finish), and I work 1 day every second weekend (I always manage to make it the Sunday so I can ref football on a Saturday). The weekend shift is always an 8-4 or 9-5.I'm desperate to get on to Monday-Friday, no chance in my current role though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 In my 60's now, but when I was in my teens/early twenties I did a couple of shift work jobs. 1. Labouring in a paper mill, 3 shift system, 8 hours, rotating through each on a weekly basis. The night shifts were a bit scary. Outside in freezing winter nights, 20+ feet up on a swaying pulp stack, hooking up bales of pulp to an overhead crane. Bales occasionally bursting. Things you do when you're young. 2. Corporation Transport buses in Glasgow. 21 years old. 3 shift system. Early, late, and split. Early was the best. Out of bed around 05.00 as I recall. Get to work. An hour or so of quiet driving before the morning rush. Then 2 hours of rush, then looking forward to early afternoon finish. Late was OK too, except Friday & Saturday nights from the centre of Glasgow out to the schemes. I drove, among others, the 37 route to Castlemilk. I'd often arrive at Glasgow Cross a few minutes after chucking out time. Everyone would pile on, about half a dozen people would pay. Everyone else was so pissed, it was impossible. Drive virtually non-stop to Castlemik, bus flat to its axles with the load. Late shift would finish around 11pm. With another hour before the night buses came on at midnight, I'd generally walk the 2 miles to my scruffy bedsit in Mount Florida. I quite enjoyed that, enabled me to wind down. Split shift. The worst. Day ruined. A few hours on to catch the rushes, with a couple of hours off at various points during the day. Mid-evening finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 NHS, 48 hour 'average' contract. Usually 10 hour days 0800-1800. But 1 in 4.5 on call so one day a week usually 0800-2030, then weekends are 0800-2030 Fri-Sun. Nights the reverse, 2000-0830. Usually get a day or two off before and after.Rota doesn't roll, so can get a load of nights or lates or weekends bunched together followed by a few weeks of normal days with the of late. Only work seven days in a row at any point though.Get half days every now and again to balance out the hours so it isn't illegal. Cheers, EWTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Shift work is the pits. I've just completed a week of late shifts. Finished at midnight, off tomorrow, back in on Monday at 05:00. I either don't get enough sleep or sleep too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 9 hours ago, Hammer Jag said: Shift work is the pits. Agreed. I didn't feel that I had a life until I found my way into work that was more or less 9 -5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Worked 9 to 5 for the first half of my working life and have done shifts for many years now. Would hate to go back to 9 to 5 now. The odd 'normal' shift I do get now is absolutely tedious. The only issue I have is the amount of games I have to miss, but in the grand scheme of things it's not a major issue. Also the difference in cash makes all the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowArab Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I do shift work and I hate it, cos my sleeping pattern is non existent. Also the amount of people who give bar and waiting staff abuse is really angering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee jerk reaction Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Easier to list my days off! I start this tuesday night, day off next Wednesday, then day off next again Thursday, then off next again Friday till Tuesday and repeat every 4 weeks.... mixture of early, back and night shifts. Shifts have both advantages and disadvantages, getting time off when you really need it can be the worst of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 19 hours ago, G_Man1985 said: Excuse my ignorance but I thought zero hours were not allowed anymore? Your ignorance is excused. They're still allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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