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Exercise 298. Read and discuss the article.
What are the pros and cons (за и против) of shift work? Pros (за):
1. Flexibility (гибкость): With a shift schedule (график), it’s much easier to
trade (меняться) shifts with colleagues and make up time (наверстать
время) later, in case you have personal or other responsibilities (обязанности)
to handle (с которыми нужно разобраться). That means you might not have
to use your PTO (personal time off) every time you have a doctor’s
appointment.
2. Convenience (удобство). Because there are several different shift options
(варианты) available (доступны), you can request (запросить) the one that
best fits into your schedule. For example, if you’re a night owl (сова), you can
opt for (выбрать) a night shift, leaving your day free, and vice versa
(наоборот). Moreover, workers who commute (едут на/добираются до
работы) can avoid (избегать) rush hour (час пик) if their shifts fall outside
(выпадают из) of normal business hours.
3. Time to yourself: Given (принимая во внимание) that a shift work
schedule typically doesn’t align (не согласуется) with the majority
(большинство) of the workforce’s schedule, you may find that you have more
freedom to run errands, go to the gym, go shopping and more while avoiding
(избегая) peak hours and the after-work or early-morning congestions
(заторы).
4. Pay: Employees who work less-desirable (менее привлекательные/менее
всего желаемы) shifts are often compensated at a higher rate (по большему
тарифу) than those who work more standard shifts. So, if you’re flexible in
terms of (в плане того) when you can and want to work, you can opt for
(выбрать), say, a graveyard shift (ночная смена), when the pay might be
better.
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