Clueless
For all of you who pofess to know something about shift pattens, stop talking through your rear ends. Just do the math, if you were working in an office, you would work a 5on/2off pattern which means you work 71% of the year. A 6on/3off =66% and 4on/4off=50%. The number of staff on a rota also determins the pattern as a common denominator must be used to accomplish the pattern eg. 9heads can run on 6on/3off or 5on/4off or 4on/5off. A set pattern is usually something a company implements as a way of helping staf as the most effective cover is still any 5 from 7.
Ergo, 8 staff on 4on/4 off means only 50% utilisation but same number of staff on 5 on/3off gives more heads on duty on any 1 day.
top moaning about patterns unless your safety is compromised through quick turnrounds etc as if you are working in the dispatch/ops areas, you only work 30% of the shift anyway but tell everyone you are pulled out. t must be hard drinkinjg all that tea and chatting up hosties all day, every day??? I'd bullet the lot of you anyway. Dont forget, you are only failed crew so don't think you are any better than your bag throwing, cleaning or check-in colleagues as in the end, they ae all still needed at the airport to get an aircraft away where dispatch/Load control can be completed by any one of the above or even the flight deck thmselves as more and more GHA's and carriers are discovering