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Janet

In article >, says...
>
> On 3/22/2021 8:31 PM, wrote:
> > On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 6:44:29 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:
> >>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> When I worked it was 6:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., for
> >>> 3 days and off 4 for a month at a time. The next month it was the 6:00 p.m.
> >>> night shift until 7:30 a.m., for 3 days and off 4 for a month at a time. But that
> >>> also meant I worked a LOT of holidays, too. Many Sundays were also thrown
> >>> into the mix over the years as well.
> >>>
> >> THAT is a tough schedule! Hard to adjust but on three and off four is nice!
> >>
> > It was hard to adjust the first 2 months or so and the hours had me screaming
> > for sleep. But I did adjust and had no problems sleeping during the day. Yes,
> > the 4 days off were great!
> >
> I agree with that and always preferred it.
> A 2 day weekend comes and goes too fast.
> Get a 3rd day off or even 4 days off and it's like a mini vacation each
> week.

Years ago, my husband was headhunted by a US company. He wasn't
interested. They replied "name your terms". As a joke put-down, he
replied "three day weekends". Without batting an eyelid, they agreed.

Janet UK