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Roddy_Piper wrote: [TO: golfnut]
another more important fact than "how many hours" a controller works in a given day, is "how many days" does a controller work in a week. there is so much overtime going on. 6 days on, 1 day off is much more fatiguing than 6 hours on position a day for 5 days, then 2 days off. imho at least.

i know for me when i went almost 3 months straight of 6+1, i was so much more fatigued than working longer hours on position but still having my normal days off.

golfnut wrote: [TO: Roddy_Piper]
I am in the Air Force, so I did not know that. Currently, I work five days on for 8 hours then I have the weekend off. We also switch who works on Sundays and I have to pull that shift on a month. I know I have it easy. Reference your work schedule, is that the way most controllers now a days are working, or are they getting two days off a week (I am looking for the majority)
Also, what kind of shifts do you work Are they a 2-2-1 with a forward rotation (mornings, afternoon, one night) or the other way around (nights, afternoon, mornings)

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