Did that for 25 years. Preferred working the holidays as none of the brass was around. We also had the option of swapping days off with other staff members throughout the year, which made it very easy for people to get extra time off. A lot of the guys I worked with were hunters, and wanted that extra time during hunting season. There was a time that I'd work 40+ hours in 2 1/2 days. I swapped with another Sergeant, and we both had weekends off. I'd work double shifts (my own and his) on Monday and Tuesday, then work my regular 3-11 shift on Wednesday. Then he'd work his regular shift (7-3) on Wednesday, and then do double shifts on Thursday and Friday to cover for me. We both ended up with 4 days in a row off every week. Wouldn't be able to handle it at my age now though.
Preferred working the holidays as none of the brass was around.
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Likewise, I also preferred nights for same reason but always had some sort of nonparticipation with owners/supervisors on a routine basis.
Was contracted to a company a few years back and ‘volunteered’ for 20DEC-4JAN - had a lot of good runs and made some good money.
Monkeywrench got thrown in when week after New Year I wasn’t getting any work. Went to the owner and gave him a piece of my mind and what I thought of his dispatchers etc. He said it was HIS idea as the other contractors should have the opportunity to make some money since I did so well over the holidays.
I very impolitely explained to him that ‘others’ that ‘needed the work now’ could have also volunteered. I did tell him that I really didn’t care about the ‘others’ and didn’t really ‘care’ for him and how could he even think of that when he and his dispatchers didn’t have to worry about ‘finding someone’.
He was very unapologetic so I reminded him of a J Paycheck song that was popular for a while.
Of course, next Company I went to contract for was VERY interested in knowing they had someone that would cover the weekends and holidays with absolutely no problem.
AND THAT Jimmy, is why I made the big bucks..<: <: <: