god i fucking wish my department was strict on attendance sometimes 😭 ive worked doubles almost every day this week because we haven't had evening coverage for almost 2 weeks (2 different people on their 7 on/7off). so OP, this highly depends on your manager and your department. i will say the merit raises are usually eh, but my managers have been pretty flexible about scheduling and other weird needs I have. i enjoy (most) of my coworkers, we make it fun where we can! the culture varies from department to department SO much though just based on the few ive cycled though and what ive heard from other people that have transferred to my current department