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Poor ds working hours.

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Summa23 · 23/08/2023 20:51

Ds is a policeman. He has to work 2 days 7am-4pm then 2-11pm for 2 days. Then 4 days of 10pm till 7pm. Plus any over time that happens. He then get 2 days off. Day 1 is spent kind of sleeping. Due to the over night working. 2nd day of. Then back to work . For 7am. Body clock is awful.

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Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:24

Bloody hell I only made a general post saying I felt for DS and its turned to a madness .

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Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:25

Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:24

Bloody hell I only made a general post saying I felt for DS and its turned to a madness .

How is it madness?

unlikelychump · 23/08/2023 21:25

I don't think you have totally understood about "forced" shifts. It isn't a thing.

Sorry you don't like your child's working arrangements.

Threenow · 23/08/2023 21:27

Surely he didn't think it was a 9 - 5 job? How can someone join the police without having some idea of the work hours?

Blackbyrd · 23/08/2023 21:27

Thank your son for his service. Police shifts are shit and the pay awful nowadays. It seems that the police forces are happy to use and abuse new recruits. Plus they don't even get paid for the first half hour of overtime. Perhaps he could look into becoming a detective asap if he wants to stay? Alternatively employers love ex coppers on their payroll

pannikin · 23/08/2023 21:27

I'd be mortified if my mum took to a public forum to complain about my working hours in a job I chose to work as an adult

Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:27

Blackbyrd · 23/08/2023 21:27

Thank your son for his service. Police shifts are shit and the pay awful nowadays. It seems that the police forces are happy to use and abuse new recruits. Plus they don't even get paid for the first half hour of overtime. Perhaps he could look into becoming a detective asap if he wants to stay? Alternatively employers love ex coppers on their payroll

Why a detective?

Tulipvase · 23/08/2023 21:29

I’d like to see the responses to this if the OPs child had been a nurse.

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Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:32

Tulipvase · 23/08/2023 21:29

I’d like to see the responses to this if the OPs child had been a nurse.

💐 I can't even be arsed with it now. I will just leave people to it.

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It's not fictional at all . Unless you have seen my sons shift pattern you would not know. When another poster asked me obdid say yes it's a changed normally it would be xyz. You seem like your looking for stuff

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I hope it’s not fictional but I admit I don’t know what the patterns are but I do think the police get the most flack. Everybody loves the NHS and Fire service. The police and often the armed forces don’t get a look in.

Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:39

Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:37

It's not fictional at all . Unless you have seen my sons shift pattern you would not know. When another poster asked me obdid say yes it's a changed normally it would be xyz. You seem like your looking for stuff

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But then you said it was “forced”. That’s not a thing in the shift pattern you have posted.

Thats why I asked who he worked for as that is an unbelievable shift pattern but then you said it was “forced” which doesn’t make sense.

Fiddlesticks24 · 23/08/2023 21:39

Sorry people are being arses op.

Working shifts is horrible, and that's a particularly nasty pattern (even if it is only a one off). I'd recommend he looks at the different units in his force, including what their shift patterns are, and makes a plan for getting where he wants to go.

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Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:40

Tulipvase · 23/08/2023 21:38

I hope it’s not fictional but I admit I don’t know what the patterns are but I do think the police get the most flack. Everybody loves the NHS and Fire service. The police and often the armed forces don’t get a look in.

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My post is not fictional at all. .

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Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:40

Tulipvase · 23/08/2023 21:38

I hope it’s not fictional but I admit I don’t know what the patterns are but I do think the police get the most flack. Everybody loves the NHS and Fire service. The police and often the armed forces don’t get a look in.

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I’m 21 years a police officer, it’s not a shift pattern I’m aware of but granted I don’t know all forces but it doesn’t make sense.

Motnight · 23/08/2023 21:40

Shift work is awful, and not good for health either

VashtaNerada · 23/08/2023 21:42

I totally understand what you meant by this post! It’s horrible watching someone you care about working this hard. Shifts are hellish in the police especially if you’re on response and constantly have overtime. You witness terrible things at work and are then expected to come straight home and go to bed. It does get easier though. As he becomes more experienced, he can move about a bit and find shifts that are more decent.

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Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:43

Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:39

But then you said it was “forced”. That’s not a thing in the shift pattern you have posted.

Thats why I asked who he worked for as that is an unbelievable shift pattern but then you said it was “forced” which doesn’t make sense.

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You said yourself rest days can be counselled due to events etc . So he has to work his rest day. He cant refuse to work it. Its called forced work days where he is maybe you call something different.

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Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:46

Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:43

You said yourself rest days can be counselled due to events etc . So he has to work his rest day. He cant refuse to work it. Its called forced work days where he is maybe you call something different.

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But you have said that’s his regular shift pattern, not a one off?

And it’s generally day shifts, maybe late shifts not nightshifts like you have said.

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Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:47

Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:46

But you have said that’s his regular shift pattern, not a one off?

And it’s generally day shifts, maybe late shifts not nightshifts like you have said.

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No you have misunderstood

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toomanypillows · 23/08/2023 21:48

When I worked for the police I did 2 days (7-4, 7-5) 2 afters (12-10pm) and 2 nights (10pm-7am) with 4 days off.
Every 10th week, we would do an extra day shift to make the hours add up.

If he's working 4 nights and having only 2 days off, is that overtime? Sometimes it's required, but mainly it's choice.
There are enforced shifts, but they shouldn't be all the time.

I really loved working shifts, but this is before I had the DC. I think I would struggle now, and some people never properly enjoy it.

Hope it settles

Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:48

Summa23 · 23/08/2023 21:47

No you have misunderstood

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How have I missunderstood?

Kellogg1 · 23/08/2023 21:49

He’s doing overtime for good money and pretending to mummy he’s forced to do it 😆

Nicknacky · 23/08/2023 21:49

Kellogg1 · 23/08/2023 21:49

He’s doing overtime for good money and pretending to mummy he’s forced to do it 😆

I’m cynical that he is at work at all…..