While we're on the topic, I thought of a hypothetical schedule the other day. It's illegal with our current rules and is probably a terrible idea for the masses and futile to type out but here it goes.
I enjoy mids and night shifts and absolutely hate morning shifts. I probably end up getting about 5
hours of sleep the night before any morning shift vs 8/9 hrs of sleep between consecutive evening shifts.
The night shift before the quick turn, I often find myself wishing I could just stay at work for the mid instead of going home and forcing myself to wake up at an ungodly hour. Basically my wish would be to have the option to work a longer shift / extend an eve shift into a mid shift to avoid quick turn. We already allow only 8 hrs between morning and mid shifts, when controllers are most in sleep debt, so why not let me choose how I want to be tired?
4 Shift schedule
1. 1 - 11
2. 1 - 10
3. 1 - 10
4. 6 pm - 6 am.
Or 5 shift schedule
1. 4-11
2. 3-10
3. 3-10
4. 3-10
5. 6 pm - 6 am
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