2 nights - 2 days - 4 off
For 6 years I have been working a 2 day 2 night 4 off shift pattern.
Generally it works pretty well with obvious pluses and minuses. Recently I have heard of a shift variation that follows the same pattern but starts with nights and ends with days. Socially I can see advantages to this as my days off are immediately preceded by a day working pattern. Usually my first day off after nights is spent in a zombie like state and only good for recovery. Also the last night off before starting early on my first day back at work is usually an inferior sleep and does not set me up well for the rest of the first day. Has anyone heard of this 2 night 2 day 4 off variation to the usual 4 on 4 off scenario?