I know several women whose husbands work the night shift.  And, they do so by choice and not because of low seniority.

Now, why would anyone want to work the night shift?  Well, some claim that they do it because it gives younger men, with families, the opportunity to be on the day shift.  While others claim that the night shift is better because it is quieter.  Still others claim that it gives them the whole morning and part of the afternoon to do whatever it is that they want to do.

But, more to the point, it also gives them the opportunity to be away from their wives for a week at a time.  In fact, working the night shift could be viewed as a male survival tactic.

I wonder if it has ever occurred to these women that the men are working the night shift because they can’t stand them?