Three people work slot at various times. Five can do layout, though three specialize in that. The reward is variety. One moved briefly to the city desk. One became editor of a health tab.
Strengths are togetherness.
You screw with the copy desk at your peril. This teams thing will be very interesting. Weaknesses are youth, inexperience, lack of training, lack of time and overwork. Possibly one of the assistant city editors. 3 years 13.