Well, the schedules are worse than I thought they would be. The first schedule my boss put out was bad enough, but I got word that it was the schedule for next week and the new schedule is a little rough. My first day off this week is Tuesday which means I will have gone 6 days without a day off. That may seem trivial to most, but my work days take 12 1/2 hours out of my day. Add to the prep time and what little sleep time I get and I get about 2-3 hours a day for myself. Then, I go 3 days and have another day off. Then have 2 days off. One of my co-workers has offered to switch Saturday and Sunday shifts with me so I can have 3 days off in a row before we go on the crazy shift and I've agreed. Hopefully, my boss will figure out a reasonable schedule that we all can live with. At least this week's has me on my regular shift of 5PM-4AM. Not looking forward to the next few weeks. They could be a killer.
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