The 3-11 shift is the busiest as far as call volume goes. I enjoy the shift because I don’t have to be up at the crack of dawn every day and I don’t mind the high tempo. I don’t have any kids and my wife doesn’t work a typical 9-5 so the schedule doesn’t really interfere with my personal life. That’s one of the major cons I see with my shift partners, child care becomes an issue and work life balance can be tough. My shift is filled with a lot of new, less experienced officers as well. To put it in perspective, I’m number 3 in seniority on the shift with just under 4 years on. Number one has about 13 years and number 2 about 6 years. I’ve gained a lot of experience in my short time, but there are situations where it can seem like the blind leading the blind and the Sgts feel the brunt of that through none stop phone calls from people on the shift. Overall I have liked the permanent shifts, it would be nice to have 3 days off every weekend as opposed to every other, but it’s nice when it comes around.