A hell shift is a particularly bad work schedule for any given day. Usually a hell shift involves working more than 12 hours in a continuous block, but it could also reference a late night shift followed by a lengthy early morning shift.
Today I am working a hell shift; my shift requires me to get up at 5am and work until 7pm. That's hell.
by Cranks March 20, 2011
Get the Hell Shiftmug.