I have been looking for manufacturing, assembly, production positions all over the Midwest. It’s absolutely shocking how many of them want you to work rotating shifts.

Look at the image I submitted. That company wants you to work 3rd shift one week, then 2nd shift the next, then 1st shift the next, and then repeat it over and over. How in the hell is that healthy?

And this requirement for rotating shifts is prevalent in so many job ads now. WTF is going on with the world?

Full job ad here:

https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2ac8cd23b6411f88

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    This worries me 3 ways:

    • shifts longer than 8 hours show significant attention span issues
    • you didn’t specify day or night shifts, the latter of which is massively detrimental because of the circadian rhythm and altering your day vs night
    • maybe the job didn’t specify, and that’s worse

    Worst of all would be a 2-2-4 day/night/off schedule, as that combines a too-long shift, a wake-sleep change, and then a too-long shift in darkness.

    This kind of job spec, unless they specify it’s only mildly damaging, could be the most toxic format of all!

    P.s. I can’t believe I’m wishing for it to be the minimally-toxic-but-still-fucking-toxic 4x12 daytime slog.