Bleh.

[captain_slinky]

The shift-bid at work had 212 different shifts available to put in order from 1 to 212 in the order that you would like to work them - #1 being the shift you want the most, #212 being the one you absolutely do not want to work.

I got shift selection #198 on my list. 4:15pm till 1am, Friday through Tuesday.

No prime-time television.

No weekend days.

No time to spend with my wife, who works from 8am till 4:30 pm.

There were only 13 shifts that I could have hated *more* than I hate this shift :( I start working it on February 1st.

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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

It's a combination of, in order: Who Already Has The Shift (If you want to keep your old shift, you've got "dibs"), Seniority In The Company, and What Position the shift had on your shift-bid. And if it comes to a tie after all three factors have been taken in to account (two people hired on the same day both put 8 to 5 as their number 1 selection and no one else wqants the shift), then whgoever has the higher number at the end of their Social Security Number. Since mine is 8722, I can't believe that I could have lost too many times!