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Benefits at work and home
Rand Wilson, a longtime union activist and a spokesman for the Communication Workers of America, points to more benefits. Aside from making about 15% more money, third-shift workers he knows are able to gain added skill sets at night because there isn't as much competition for those overnight positions.That can enable third-shift workers -- employees who start work about 9 p.m. -- to get promoted quicker than their daytime counterparts. Wilson adds: "It's a much looser, friendlier and less-formal environment at night. It's more objective-oriented than process-oriented."
Granted, it sometimes disrupts family life, especially when the kids need to be shushed after school because Mom or Dad is sleeping. But it can also work well for employees who care for their children during the day instead of shelling out big bucks for a baby sitter.
Weekends are tough, though. When Dunavant gets home on Friday mornings, he sleeps for just a few hours and then fights to stay awake until his family goes to bed so he can be on the same schedule as his wife and kids. As a result, Mondays are painful. He never schedules an extra meeting on Mondays because his staff has to get reacquainted to overnights.
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"Once you get used to it, it creates a lot of free time," he says.
It's just a matter of getting used it.
This article was reported and written by Tara Weiss for Forbes.com.
Published May 23, 2008
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