Most people who work weekends went into the field expecting to work weekends.
We are being told our lives just changed in a negative way
That is a good point although the language has been there, people haven't been forced.
I think many people who think they will hate it will actually like it. You can still go out on Friday nights and close down the bar, you just can't get tore up like a regular Friday. Stop drinking about 10PM and be the DD for your friends.
It will suck for college football games and maybe making some tball or soccer games if you have kids, but we have quite a few option and sick days that can help with that. Put that with kids having summers out of school, vacation weeks and the occasional call off and it won't be the end of the world.
Either way most of us are fortunate to be making close to six figures doing what we do. I have many friends with college degrees making half of what I make. UPS does own us on the days we work but at least we are compensated fairly for our time.