Old 04-15-2014 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by deftone
It all depends on you and your family. I work 28/28 and I have 3 kids. Yes its a lot of time to be away, but I get to spend more quality time in the 28days off than I would get if I was in a 9-5 job.
Almost anything is better than 9-5, especially when it turns into 7-7 with frequent travel and weekend work.

With older kids, you have more flexibility. But little ones don't understand, it seems that after more than four days you start seeing emotional pushback.

Also the longer the trips get, the harder it is to break the rhythm (or drop the trip) if you need to be home for a special event.
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