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  2. Shiftwork (song) - Wikipedia

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    Content. "Shiftwork" is a moderate up-tempo song backed by percussion (mainly steel drums ). In the song, the central characters (Chesney and Strait) express their frustrations with constantly working shifts at a convenience store ("Workin' seven to three / Three to eleven / Eleven to seven"). Both characters point out that their job is "a ...

  3. Shift work - Wikipedia

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    A 3:1 ratio of work days to days off is most effective for eight-hour shifts, and a 2:2 ratio of work days to days off is most effective for twelve-hour shifts. Eight-hour shifts and twelve-hour shifts are common in manufacturing and health care. Twelve-hour shifts are also used with a very slow rotation in the petroleum industry. Twenty-four ...

  4. Eight-hour day - Wikipedia

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    The eight-hour work day was introduced into law in Sweden on 4 August 1919, going into effect on 1 January 1920. [30] At the time, the work week was 48-hour since Saturday was a workday. The year before, 1918, the builders’ union had pushed through a 51-hour work week.

  5. Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday

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    September 9, 2023 at 3:59 AM. US work culture revolves around employees putting in eight hours a day, five days a week — a schedule immortalized by Dolly Parton in her 1980 song “9 to 5 ...

  6. '9-1-1' Crew Member Dies in Car Crash After Working 14-Hour Shift

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    Patti Greco. May 14, 2024 at 7:11 AM. A 9-1-1 crew member died in a car crash early Saturday morning after working a 14-hour overnight shift. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rico Priem, a ...

  7. Audio time stretching and pitch scaling - Wikipedia

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    Audio time stretching and pitch scaling. Time stretching is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its pitch. Pitch scaling is the opposite: the process of changing the pitch without affecting the speed. Pitch shift is pitch scaling implemented in an effects unit and intended for live performance.

  8. She Works Hard for the Money - Wikipedia

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    She Works Hard for the Money. " She Works Hard for the Money " is a song by American singer Donna Summer and the title track from her eleventh studio album of the same name (1983). The song was written by Michael Omartian and Summer, and produced by the former. It was released as the lead single on May 10, 1983 from the album by Mercury Records ...

  9. Industrial folk music - Wikipedia

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    Industrial folk music, industrial folk song, industrial work song or working song is a subgenre of folk or traditional music that developed from the 18th century, particularly in Britain and North America, with songs dealing with the lives and experiences of industrial workers. The origins of industrial folk song are in the British industrial ...