I have been looking for manufacturing, assembly, production positions all over the Midwest. It’s absolutely shocking how many of them want you to work rotating shifts.
Look at the image I submitted. That company wants you to work 3rd shift one week, then 2nd shift the next, then 1st shift the next, and then repeat it over and over. How in the hell is that healthy?
And this requirement for rotating shifts is prevalent in so many job ads now. WTF is going on with the world?
Full job ad here:
Probably. But it’s an issue of variance. You will get the reduced performance. And if you get an injury you’re in a real bad spot, but an increase in likelihood of an abnormal event with disastrous consequences is far more abstract to businesses than something like a reduction in performance.
I’m actually currently dealing with that. Bosses love automation to reduce manpower or improve cycle time, but when I present a form of automation that will have minor performance improvements but basically eliminates bad ergonomics and results in no dangerous side effects suddenly it’s time to pinch pennies. Injury prevention is a blame game not a preemptive cost savings.