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Are swing shift Networking hours common?

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by mtsal_uno

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Does anyone know if swing shift hours are common in the IS/IT field?

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by dukebytes

Being on call is normal. Swing shift is not. I have never been on a swing shift before. You normally work the 8/9 to 5 and add the "normal" 10 hours of overtime per week when needed.

I guess that it really depends on what kind of business thatthe shop is in - but I have worked for several diff types and been doing it for 15 years and have only had 1 place where I covered the front desk 1 night a week as part of my normal techie job.

Hope this helps,
Duke

by mtsal_uno

Sorry it took so long to get back. I never thought about an on call position. Hmmm! I kind of figured that swing shifts were non-existent in the IT world but just had to get a second opinion since there are only two of us in our department throughout our 6 sites in Washington. I'll have to look in to on call only because I want to add a little more experience under my belt while at my current job. By the way, I'm a Network Admin Assistant for a non-profit medical community health service. Thanks again.

by ebob

A lot of organisations with which I am involved are 7x24. Many of these have had operators working shifts. Quite often the night shift runs backups, does some upgrades, and so on.

Another position that does shifts is Helpdesks for organisations that cover more than a couple of time zones. Large end user companies, and some "service providers" fall into this category as they have customers all over the world. It might be 2:00 a.m. where you are, but it's 3:00 p.m. somewhere else and "why the heck is my Month End not running?"

My vote: yes shifts are very common.

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