So who was it I was listening to last week in your canteen discussing who was on an "first" night and who was on a "second".
In 'MY' canteen? I fear you must have misheard the people you were 'overhearing'. I know, for certain, that my watch do not operate a one night on, one night off policy and indeed never have done in twenty years. We used to get the odd gash night off a long time ago but not, as I said, for the last fifteen years. As for the other four watches, it does not happen either unless they are being VERY secret about it. As I said before, a number of night shift workers start at 10am, others start at 3am. Here, I suggest, is your 'first' and 'second' night.
The fact that you were in my canteen suggests you work within the NATS organisation. You also seem to have a big prejudice against controllers and, perhaps, other shiftworking staff.
One was also complaining that she couldn't sleep before coming in and that meant she always had to go to bed after a night shift - poor soul!
Yes, poor soul indeed. Maybe you should try doing a couple of night shifts on the trot and see how they have the potential to f*ck up your life. Oh, and then do a couple more ten days later. Make dure that some of them are at the weekend or during the school holidays. Oh, and get a cat that likes to sleep on your bed in the most awkward position whilst you are trying to sleep it off.
If you read back through the thread, you will not see me complaining about the shifts we work, far from it. They suit me much more than 9-5 working could ever do. Your constant ascertation that ATCO's are a bunch of lazy bastards cannot, however, go unchallenged as it is patently not true.