Hiring Employees to Work Shifts • It's much easier to attract talents if you have established eight-hour shifts. The employee knows what to expect and can decide to accept or turn down the job based on the impact it will have on his or her family, hobbies, or other lifestyle choices. • A nurse, for example, should know what work schedule to expect before accepting a hospital job where night work is common. A nurse who can only work during the day should consider working in a doctor's office where extended patient care usually means putting in an extra hour or two after closing. • Introducing shift work into a workplace that has traditionally worked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. can be problematic. Not only are you changing the conditions of employment, but you are also disrupting families. Introducing shift work after the fact is always contentious and could result in turnover.