How many academics have ever worked a 2-10pm, followed by 7am-3pm shift - which was absolutely a regular occurrence when I worked in nursing & care work?
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I wonder how many academics have ever had their bathrooms breaks policed, or even realise that bathroom breaks get policed?
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How many academics have worked night shifts - or what were optimistically called "sleep-ins' - for £30.00 a night?
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How many academics have worked the dreaded split-shift - 7am-10am; and then back again at about 3pm?
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And, perhaps needless to say, the sorts of hours that are common in care work are destructive to family and social life, and fall disproportionately upon women.
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When I got my first academic job my parents were amazed that I didn't have to clock in and out.
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Yes! “No bathroom breaks while you have a table!” —8 hour shift and at least one seated table the entire time.
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Everyone who has been the primary parent for a newborn has done all these things without pay, FWIW. But yes, I agree that the machismo about long work hours from some quarters is misguided.
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