12 Hour Shifts
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Permalink Reply by Bubbajr on -
Apparently we are going back to 2 days(06:30-18:30), a24 hr. break("flip day") and then 2 12 hr. nights(16:30-06:30).As I mentioned before we did these for over 3 years.They are unbelievable.Most people built up their sick leave.And its easier on your vacation days. On 8or 9 hrs., 7-3,7-4 to take a week off is 56hrs.On these 12hrs., to take a strech off is @ 48-50hrs. And that gives youalmost 2 weeks off buy taking 1 stretch.
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Permalink Reply by Trisha Smith on -
Been working 12 hour shift since I started in 08. I love it due to the fact of you get more days off. It is hard at first but you get use to it. Yea some days go by slow and some fast, but I wont change it. Good luck!!
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Permalink Reply by Trisha Smith on
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Arkansas handles OT by putting it on our books and we use it for time off
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Permalink Reply by Micky Rosdahl on -
We have every shift you could want. There is a shift for everyones taste. We have 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 15 hour shifts depending on what wing your on. And everyone is happy about it. But again we have alot to say about when we want to work and what shifts we want. I work every kind of shift. I work approximately 12-13 days a month because of our 15 and 12 hour shifts.
In our smaller jails ( with 15-25 inmates) we work 24 hour shifts and goes to work 6-7 days a month.
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Permalink Reply by P. Fitzpatrick on
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I'm at a max in Canada, the unit I am in work 9hr and 16hr shifts, in a 12 week cycle we work 14 - 16hr shifts! We started on 8hr 7 on 3 off / 7 on 4 off, it seemed like you were always at work, then we went to 8 & 12 mix that was good, but apparently it cost more. So, some bean counter in Ottawa figured they could save money if we worked 16hr shifts. The ONLY good thing is every 2nd weekend off and you only work 2 and 3 days in a row with 2 and 3 days off, so only half of your time is inside!
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Permalink Reply by john rardin on -
they have talked about doing 12hour shifts as a pilot program to try to save money. i think it would have its ups and downs.
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Permalink Reply by Emily McCord on
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At Whiteville Correctional Facility in Whiteville, TN most of us are on 12s. 12s ARE GREAT! I love 12 hour shifts because you get every other weekend off (2 on, 2 off, every other weekend) and our shift change time allows me to work full-time AND go to school full-time. The shift goes by pretty fast and even though we spend 1/4 of our lives working, it doesn't feel like it. I love my job, but it's nice to spend a fair amount of time away from it too.
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Permalink Reply by Beri Gorsuch on -
We have been on 12's for several years... and it works well! We are now trying a new 3 day work week that will be 12 hour shifts with one hour manatory OT.. (39 hour work week)This gives all staff 4 consecetave days off a week.. so far so good.
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Permalink Reply by tharger on
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We work 12 hour shifts at a County Jail. We currently work 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, 2 on, 2 off. Works out very nicely since we can plan vacations at anytime in the future with this set schedule. We work 80 hours, and one scheduled day every other week we only work an 8 hour shift which is covered by a part time officer - same short day for 2 officers. Lately being short staffed there are no short days so we end up getting 4 hours of overtime every pay period. Scheduling is very easy, and it allows more chances for overtime if wanted. Obviously we have more days off than if we worked 8 hour shifts. Saves fuel. Saves on meals, etc.
I came to this setting from an EMS agency - I worked 24 hour shifts there, which came to 96 hours every 2 weeks. Only worked 104 days a year - but we also got to sleep on our down time.
Our whole department is set for the same shift change - except for dispatch. Works very nicely, 12's are so much better than 8's - at least in my opinion.
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