suicide shift

A work shift where the workers have eight hours (or less) between the time they get off of work and their next shift. Named this way because workers who are put into this situation are usually overworked and underpaid by their boss and would rather be dead than be forced to be overworked by a company that doesn't give a shit about them. Two notable cases occurred in July 2021 with the Frito-Lays company and in August 2021 with Nabisco. Unfortunately, this has become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic started

"One of the most contentious issues throughout the bargaining process, according to union leaders, has been the regular use of forced overtime at the plant that results in so-called 'suicide shifts' where "'many of the more than 800 workers at the plant are only getting an eight-hour break between shifts."'

-NPR

"Alongside low pay, treatment of employees is coming to the surface. Workers at Frito-Lay—which also exceeded its profit goals during the pandemic—went on strike for three weeks this summer, citing concerns over forced overtime, 100-degree plus conditions, and 'suicide shifts.' The workers were successful in ending the practice of assigning the grueling 12-hour shifts, which took place less than 8 hours apart...Parent conglomerate Mondelez International angered employees when it proposed turning eight-hour shifts into 12-hour ones without overtime."

-Civileats

by Mayday ｯ November 7, 2021

crap shifting

Passing your crap to a family member, friend or other party. Furniture, appliances, toys, clothing - most of the stuff we have is crap we don't need and eventually crap we don't want. So we shift it to someone else to make room for new crap.

To make room for new furniture, we'll need to do some crap shifting. Maybe your cousin will take the sofa.

Do we really need four kayaks? Maybe we can crap shift a couple to your brother for his family to use.

by Riled October 6, 2015

Shift-Slip

When you try to press the ! key on your computer a billion times, and it looks something like this: !!!!!!1111

Oh Man!!!!!11 i just sent message on facebook and accidentally shift-slipped, they're all goin' to think I'm a noob!!!!!111

by S_BIRKO September 4, 2009

Shift Scab

Similiar to a Union Scab, if a shift is taken away unfairly someone whom is contracted and someone else takes the shift before the person whoms shift has been taken away could make their defence

Madeline took my shift, i really wanted to do that shift, and theres no reason why i would be unable to do that shift! what a Shift Scab!

by Snode March 29, 2022

Beaver shift

When a beaver goes out to collect wood during the day and when the sun goes down a different beaver comes out to collect wood and take the first beavers place.

When is my beaver shift?
Is the next beaver shift soon?

by [e-mail] September 3, 2016

Shift Loss

when a manager is unhappy with your performance, causing you to lose a shift

Manager: “Trey! I have had enough of you screwing all of our employees and stealing mountain dews out of the fridge! You are going to have to endure a shift loss!”

by veggiebowl04 January 3, 2023

Harvard Shift

(Verb) The act of dealing drugs but using a large, old-fashion scale to trick your buyer out of the correct amount of drugs they intend to buy. Thus saving product and increasing profit.

*Not to be confused with the Harvard Trip

1. I gave my client the Harvard Shift, now I have extra product and money!

2. I think my piece of shit dealer just gave me the Harvard Shift...

by SSOBEHT August 3, 2014