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Old 12th Mar 2018, 16:56
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I'm sure a lot of people who live back in the real world working every hour god sends to barely even make ends meat would kill to work even the 'worst' pilots shifts.

Just have a look at some of the Amazon warehouse workers, and they're the lucky ones

Or, Merchant Navy workers. If you're lucky you get to do 12 hours on 12 hours off, every single day, for 3 months straight. Or if you're Philippino, you do that for 2 years straight before getting 3 months off to see your family - then repeat.

If you're really unlucky, you get stuck on a vessel which does 6's.... ie, 6 hours on, 6 hours off, repeat for months on end. Never more than 6 hours sleep in a single go
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