Length of shift

[chiefcop]

This may have been covered I suspect many times, but I am looking for YOUR input as officers.

What length and type of shift do you prefer and suits you well?

My agency is working 12's but there is no rhyme or reason for the scheduling. You may work 3 then have 2 off then 5 on. Really wierd.

Please take into consideration length of shift vs. time off, length of shift vs. fatigue, etc.

Thanks for your input.

[School Cop]

I voted 10, rotating, because that's what my new agency does. Anyone comment, will I like it? We keep the same shift hours but rotate ends of the week every month. So work Fri, Sat, Sun for a month and then get those same days off for a month.

I think I'll like it a lot.

[kannahspapa]

We do 12's and have every other weekend off, and I'm on permenent day shift. It works out to 168 days per year and with 30 days vacation, personal
time and holidays I work about 138 days per year. Around 11.5 days per month if I work it right or the regular 14 days/month with 2 months off at my choosing.

[gopherpuckfan]

I *love* our shift. It's 9 hours and we pick our days off. In a 28 day schedule cycle, you work 18 and get 10 off. Use 'em how you like with a couple of rules (like no more than 6 work days in a row without a day off). Up until now, I've used 1 vacation day all year but I've had quite a few stretches of 4 or 5 days off. Oh, and we owe one hour of payback during the year to get our 2080 hours.

[HotSoup]

I work 4/10's with Sat-Mon off and they'll stay that way until I change squads....I love the hours and the shift goes by quick and I can get a mini vacation by burning only one day along with my off days.

[MPDCjock]

I voted for eight hour tours, perm days off. If I worked for an agency that I rode 10-99 I would vote for 12 hour tours, perm days off.

I can't imagine riding 10-4 with another officer for more than 8 hours.

[HPDwestisde]

i currently have a 1400 hrs to 2200 hrs shift with every sunday / monday off............i luv it...

[deputy x 2]

I voted 12 hour shifts with perm days off.

We work 12's.. 3 on 4 off, 4 on 3 off. Days off are S-M-T every other W or every other W-Th-F-S. Comes out to 14 days a month.

Can't imagine working 5 eights anymore. The 4 days on can be long especially for those who commute 2 hrs to work.

[eman2k5]

We work 12's, every 2 weeks we go from day to night shift. Shift runs from 0530-1730(or vis versa)

Every other week we get a 3 day weekend.

[deputy x 2]

We work 12's, every 2 weeks we go from day to night shift. Shift runs from 0530-1730(or vis versa)

Every other week we get a 3 day weekend.

Days to nights??? Oh heck no! That would drive my body insane. How did your union decide on that????

[SOI]

I voted "12 hour shifts w/ rotating days off" but the reality is I would do just about anything to have JUST a 12 hour shift now and then. Since we have no shift overlap and our relief doesn't check on until a couple of minutes before we check off, we catch all calls until our relief is there. Which means that the usual 0530 "just woke-up and discovered that my house was burglarized last night" is ours. So 12s become 13-15s almost daily after all applicable paperwork is done.

[usmcrob]

We work 4 10's and days off change every 28 days. My schedule is either Tue-Fri or Wed-Sat. Have Sun and Mon off regardless of which schedule I'm working. Works great.

[eman2k5]

Days to nights??? Oh heck no! That would drive my body insane. How did your union decide on that????

I dunno, but hey we only work 7 days out of a 14 day week !

[mavriktu]

Days to nights??? Oh heck no! That would drive my body insane. How did your union decide on that????

Ha ha ,hey E-man he said union,heh heh,,La. is an at will state,your union,collective barganing,FOP rep,etc is the same man,THE SHERIFF.Ya dont like it quit,or be quitted.

Back to topic,I work the same as E-man and believe it or not you do adjust to the changes,I start my nights tonight,after being off from 1630 on Thurs,till 1630 tonight when I go on,almost 4 days off e/o weekend.

[School Cop]

I would just like to point out, to the OP, that if you had made a "typo" on one letter of the thread title, you would probably have a lot more responses.