RE: WMTW

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

You know what group commonly has "split shifts"? Public School Bus Drivers
(for a lot less pay than Tori Ryden's getting). The typically work 6-8 or 9
AM and 2 or 3 to 5 PM...and that's pnly during school days...

I believe that's why most School Bus drivers these days are actually Mothers
of School age children..

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041
paul@03038.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of
> rogerkirk
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 7:00 PM
> To: Boston Radio
> Subject: Re: WMTW
>
>
> "Dan Billings" wrote:
>
> >Of course, that was before the new split shift.
>
> Sounds like the Boston Commuter Rail workers' shifts
> in the 70's - when I commuted Lawrence-Boston to WRKO.
>
> A conductor told me that the company could specify an "off-time"
> in the middle of his shift.  So he would start work in Haverhill,
> work 4 hours, have 3 (unpaid) hours off in Boston and then work
> 4 more hours - ending up back in Haverhill.
>
> 8 hours pay for an 11-hour day.  He used the off-time to see
> movies.  Nice leisure, but a very looooooong day.
>
> Are split shifts like this common in broadcasting?
>
>