Reserve days suck for those who lives far far away. It pretty much means most of the time you are on house arrest, or you decided to go out for a bite, and your phone magically starts ringing.
8 days off isn't so bad, and the 3-5 days trip is currently temporary. However, what I hate is the fact that they roster you 6 days straight, one day off, and another 6 days straight. What is the deal with that?! The upstairs people need to wake up.
I like how the schedule is picking up. It would gets interesting next year.