Hi
whilst not an atco, I am a railway signalman at one of the busiest centers in London.We used to work the standard 8hr roster but often found ourselves doing 12 hr turns to cover vacancies etc
We then went onto 12hr shifts as a base roster and I love them.I do 5days 07-19 on then 4 off, 5 19-07 on and 5 off ,4 07-1900 5 off and so the pattern rotates. I couldnt imagine going back on 8s, constantly going into work day in day out!doing double shifts in 1 day to accomodate a sunday off elsewhwere, I find it so much easier to have a social life and manage my rest between shifts,the only downside is that on the block at work you really are a prisoner to the company but when on rest days its fab
regs