【Weekly Topic 2017.2.27】What are your thoughts on shift work?
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For people who are in good health and full of energy, working shifts is better than working regular days. Due to the shift system, you have more time that can be used effectively. I once met someone who took advantage of the downtime between shifts to run a business, without it affecting either his work or his business activities. It’s just that he is busier than others. In fact, those who don’t use their break time from shift work to do business aren’t idle either; they just spend most of their time eating, drinking, and having fun. However, those who are not in good health had better avoid working shifts, as according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, not sleeping at night causes great harm to the body; it can lead to a decline in immunity and also damage the functions of the internal organs. Therefore, whether it is better to work shifts or not depends on individual circumstances.
Physiologically speaking, it’s the day shift in the end； But it’s not bad either if the supervisor on the middle-night shift isn’t a pervert; after all, there are few supervisors around in the plant area during the middle-night shift, and there’s less administrative work to deal with
Many problems become clearer at night!
Day shifts and night shifts each have their advantages and disadvantages. It is recommended to encourage those who give good discussions on the weekly topics by awarding the best answer.
In some private companies, the shift schedule is 2 days off work, 2 days at midday shifts, 2 days on night shifts, with 1 day of rest – it’s extremely exhausting. If you work in a state-owned enterprise, the shift schedule might be more manageable, but still, working shifts is tiring; regular daytime shifts are better
Reply to the original poster: 2 nights – is there time for rest during the night shift? This is much better. At my previous workplace, the schedule was 24 hours on duty followed by 48 hours off, and even on days off one still had to attend morning meetings; there was no day off at all, 365 days a year!
It depends on what kind of shift schedule it is. If there are four shifts of three days each, five shifts of three days each, or more, it’s better to work in shifts so as to have more time during the day ； The most annoying thing is having to attend meetings or training sessions after working shifts, and it’s even worse since you can’t take time off. Also, working shifts means a relatively relaxed mindset; once work is over, there’s nothing left to do, unlike regular daytime shifts, where the failure to complete a task remains a source of stress.
I don’t want to work shifts; I can’t stand working at midnight shifts!