Original Message

Really, it's about what you value.  And I can see how you think it was telling others what's good for them based on my recommendation; take a chill pill, bro.  Maybe you need to retire... the job's getting to you, man!

What do you value more: Breakfast with fam (0800 start of the shift) or dinner and the whole rest of the evening together (if you were to end at 1800 instead of 2000)?  If your kids are older or you don't have a bedtime for your kids, then coming home after 2000 probably isn't a big deal for you.  Maybe you're a bkfst family vs a dinner family?

If your family has an earlier nightly routine, then the kids may already be in bed when you get home after 2000 or just about to go to bed and you still missed dinner, movie/show time, chance to play outside with them while it's daylight (or mow the grass, etc.).  2000 shift just loses a lot more time with fam. 

Point to be made is that a 2000 shift change doesn't leave daylight or a lot of time for family after the work day (and the morning is so brief when everyone getting ready to go so it feels like you BARELY see the family on the 0800/2000 during the day hitch; with a 0600/1800 you see the fam a lot more. 

When you're on nights, you get tons of time to yourself to get stuff done during the day whether it's a 1800 or 2000 shift; it's not a lot of time with family in the morning or evening before heading to work either way during a workday/school week. Nights doesn't lend itself to much total quality time with the family either way.  So if the day hitch ALSO squanders so much time, then that isn't good quality of life.