Definitions
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- noun Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
- noun A mode of
employment in which sets ofworkers arerotated to maintain a continuous24/7 operation.
Etymologies
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Examples
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My hubby works shift work that is not easy and has some rather dreadful hours. because I'm home for a majority of time, we're able to spend it together whereas for so many couples with both out working where shiftwork is a factor, they hardly see each other, let alone the children.
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I work nights in a hospital and my partner does a ton of shiftwork - so often the 2 days a week I do work The Dictator spends at one of two of the Grandparents houses.
Gone kittenpie 2008
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The hours are craptastic but the pay is decent, and a lot of students prefer it to shiftwork or waitressing.
Congo Mom Morphs “Vacation” into $1 Million Taxpayer Debit 2010
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The hours are craptastic but the pay is decent, and a lot of students prefer it to shiftwork or waitressing.
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Or maybe you have your ‘weekend’ during the week due to shiftwork.
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The hours are craptastic but the pay is decent, and a lot of students prefer it to shiftwork or waitressing.
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Or maybe you have your ‘weekend’ during the week due to shiftwork.
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Personally I'm still amazed that the Catholic church isn't advocating shiftwork as a form of contraception.
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Part of it was due to the rigors of shiftwork, part was due to the fact that we have worked miles apart for years now, and part of it because I have always been quite independent and have never been much of a "homebody".
Archive 2009-02-01 Bea Amaya 2009
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Part of it was due to the rigors of shiftwork, part was due to the fact that we have worked miles apart for years now, and part of it because I have always been quite independent and have never been much of a "homebody".
Can't Believe I Cried Bea Amaya 2009
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