At the moment it's pretty horrid, he works odd days, any day of the week. He can start work anywhere from 6am, and finish as late as 4.30am. He can work 8-12hr shifts. He's been working alot of arvo/night shifts, which are either 3.30pm-12am or 6pm until 2.30 or 4.30pm. Day shifts are rare, maybe three a fortnight, and are usually 6.30am-3pm. He gets his roster a week in advance, if he's lucky (his boss is terrible at doing it) for 6 weeks, subject to change. He's on call 24/7, and will get at least one call out a fortnight. Days off are unpredictable, usually 1-2 in a row, never more than 3, unless it involves some sort of leave. He's also working alot of weekends. We can't guarentee if he will have a weekend off (although, luckily, at the moment it doesn't matter, because I am not working and the kids aren't at school).
DH works Monday through Friday 7am to anywhere to 5-6pm. Leaves about 6:45am and is usually home by 6pm. Back when DS1 was a baby he did a lot more overtime of a week night. He also works Saturdays 7am through to anywhere from 12pm. Saturdays can be flexible, if we have something on he is able to get the day off but a Saturday make a big difference to the pay packet.
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