second shift
The 'second shift' can refer to both a work schedule and a sociological phenomenon involving unpaid domestic labor after regular work hours.
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Definition
C1Sociology
(informal)The unpaid domestic tasks and caregiving duties performed after completing a full day of paid employment.
Example
- The concept of the second shift highlights the additional workload often faced by working parents.
- After her job at the office, she comes home to start her second shift, cooking and taking care of the children.
B2Employment
(general)A work period that usually occurs from late afternoon to late evening, following the daytime shift and preceding the night shift.
Example
- She works the second shift, starting at 4 PM and ending at midnight.
- The factory operates 24/7 with workers on the first, second, and third shifts.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "second shift":
third shiftfirst shiftswing shiftnight shiftday shiftgraveyard shiftshift aboutright shiftleft shift