I have worked shift patterns now for nearly 20 years. Worked Mon-Fri for a 2 year period and there are no comparisons....shift is great, planning is required at times. Only time it can be a problem would be if your partner is a shift worker as well. But you certainly will see more of your kids albeit not every saturday, sunday, but like said before....could be there for school drops , pick ups....school hols days in week together.....it aint a bad life