How does it work in terms of say, booking your leave around the christmas period, getting one of your colleagues to work your shifts or slipping a few quid to the people who schedule the rotas?
You are an optimist, No? 1- virtually impossible. 2- you must be joking. 3-same answer as 2.
There are occasionally people who come up here saying 'I'm a strict Jew, is it possible for me to be an airline pilot but not work Saturdays/Fridays (or whatever)?'. In short, they are wondering whether they can get other people to carry their load on the most popular days off instead of them. The answer is....go work in a Bank then! If you are not willing to be a man, and do your share of Christmases, Easters, Bank Holidays away, miss Carol concerts, graduations, funerals, weddings (hopefully your own) etc, then think carefully about signing on the doted line. You have no right to expect other people to carry your load for you.