Shifts vs 'needs' question

[Thresh420]

I've been reading on this forum alot and im pretty sure this has been discussed, at least on the Beginners thread, but i would like some clairification on the subject.

My example: I have 6 Botanists that work the 1st shift only on my 1st Farm, 1st Dome. One of them is showing as working his shift, as in his avatar is pictured in the Farm's drilldown. But he's actually wandering the dome and trying to satisfy a need. I have my grocers set at shifts 2 & 3, along with my diner. So my science team is shift 1, botany is shift 1, and then they can leave work to do their stuff during the off shifts...

im not seeing this working however because like i said, they're wandering while at work. Should I change something to where the shifts are more concurrent rather than staggered?

 

[Promethian]

Correct, make them concurrent. Don't set services to the night shift unless you have night shift workers. In fact avoid night shifts unless you have a good reason to do so. Your grocer and diner not only aren't getting visitors at night you are stressing your batteries more. Buildings that are closed don't use power.

 

[Thresh420]

Thank you very much! I killed the night shift and wow what a diff!