I get that, I do. But given the choice, how many are going to say "sign me up!" Especially if they can find higher pay with more normal hours--or, let's say, same pay per hour, but again with normal hours.
When I looked up what a rotating shift was (just to make sure I wasn't wrong), I came across this union link which is rather negative of it. Now I'm not going to point to this as proof positive as I have not gone off and read multiple opinions, for and against, so I'm going to try to stay neutral--but I have to say, it has a ring of truth to me.
Link.
Now I do understand, we want the lights on at night, and so many other services, and there's no getting around that. If I were starting out, I might be tempted, if the pay was good. But as I get older, the less I am interested in burning the candle from both ends. At some point, if I didn't love the job, I wouldn't stay.
As it is, I'm noticing an uptick in late night meetings and I'm questioning my need to do them. They were not required when I started, and while I know jobs morph over time, I'm not seeing how sustainable this could be. Having the potential for 8am and 8pm meetings in one day... that's going to get old.