Menyingkap Motivasi Pemilihan Sistem Kerja Shift menggunakan Studi Etnografi

Abstract

A production company usually has two types of working time systems, namely daily and shift systems. Shift workers divide work hours into different time periods. In one day, a work shift can consist of 2 – 3 shifts, depending on company conditions. Some of the reasons companies implement work shifts are maintaining production quantities, maximizing service for customers, and monitoring security. Professions that have a shift work system include operators, laboratory analysts, firefighters, security officers and medics. The shift work system is considered not quite common because you have to work in the morning, afternoon and evening periods. On the other hand, the negative stigma regarding shift workers is very strong, so workers must be able to adapt to changing lifestyle patterns.This research focuses on the values ​​that motivate workers to choose a shift work system. Based on the results of research on 17 shift workers with different types of work, age, gender and length of work in a company, it was found that the shared values ​​that motivate workers to want to work shifts are family oriented and welfare (financial) values.