Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
I believe most facilities still work on a seven week rotation. Two evening
shifts, followed by two day shifts, followed by two days off, then repeat.
That's six days so your two days off advance by one day each week. It's
juggled a bit when the two days off are on a weekend so that there's two
natural weekends off in a row. That's the schedule for a facility that
closes at night. At 24 hour facilities you'll get a day-mid. Come in at
about six AM and then back that same day about 10 PM.

Thanks. Interesting scheduling. Whats the length of a shift and break
time? Is it standardized across all facilities?

If they are drowsy on shift, maybe they shouldn't be on shift.


Agreed. What solution would you recommend? Allow naps while on break?
Send drowsy employees home on leave? Fire them?

I would suggest they get sleep before coming into work. Utilizing the
sick policy if they don't. Allowing naps, means that a controller might
be more willing to party hearty the night before, since they know they
can just take a nap during their breaks. If that option isn't
available to them, maybe they'll be more accommodating to their
required sleep schedule.