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I would assume it's because each hour an expensive machine is not being used is going to waste and if machine goes obsolete in 10 years and being replaced - there is a difference between it doing 30k hours of work and 90k. I'm not sure if that's the reason, but that would make sense to me personally.
Are there no shift differentials? This is probably a way to avoid paying a bump to fill off-peak shifts.
They want to keep production rolling continuously to avoid the lag of shutting down and starting the machinery back up again, but they also know how few people are around who'll willingly work the graveyard shift so they're basically trying to package it into the job no matter what so that they don't have to negotiate for volunteers, because now it's part of the job description contract you signed!
Have fun keeping machines running with enough workers, or when accidents happen because workers are too tired.
Correct. I walked off a job for missing mandatory overtime (12 hours, 7 days), for having dared had the flu, probably from lack of sleep and sun, with a doctor's note. Went straight to another factory, explained what happened (this was a Wednesday), was told to rest until Monday. Started on Monday five eight hour days, a hiring bonus that covered my lost wages, and immediately made more production. That factory only ran one shift, too. They knew the value of happy, healthy employees. Unfortunately, that happened in the late eighties. So sorry for factory worker abuse now.
Unfortunately, that happened in the late eighties.
People talk about the greed of the 80s, but it was paradise compared to corporations now.
Yes.
Too tired to look for a better job?
By keeping you rotating they don't have to pay you extra.
I don't know either, but there were so so many jobs I didn't even apply for because of this very thing. Seems like more places need unions
The managers schedule at a trader Joe's is Start the week working 4am to 2pm. End the week working 2 pm to midnight. Every week.
My theory is so you cant work a second job thus reducing risk of accidents. Just a theory though.
