Thread: Shift work

I'm currently vacation/sick leave relief, so "hours will vary daily and weekly". I'm a night owl, so the only time it's difficult is when I've got to clock in about 2:30am. Goin in at 9pm or 5 am isn't nearly as tough, for whatever reason.

I've never had a life anyway, and no children, so my solution is simple. Hard reset of sleep schedule. When my next shift is different, I work backwards from the time I clock in. For example, if I go from 9am to 7pm sanitation to 2:45a-10:45a production with a day off in between (they aren't complete A-holes, +union agreement).

Now the math.
2:45a - 1hr 30min = 1:15am wake up time.
1:15am - 8hrs sleep (yea, right!) = 5~ish pm bedtime.
So, clocked out @7pm for sanitation, already passed bedtime 5pm. This means a nap of NO MORE than 3 and a half hours shortly after getting home from work, then staying up until the designated bedtime for next shift.

It works.

I'm tired as hell, have no energy for chores after about 18-20hrs of being awake, and it also becomes dangerous to drive at about that benchmark. That means many of my days off are a wash. I stay up by means of things that keep my brain active, but don't require much energy at all. Primarily: I play Battlefield on Xbox 360. Tv isn't interactive enough; I'll pass out.

It's a hell of a lot better than the 3 part time jobs I had before this one, where everybody wants you on the weekend. Friday morning through Sunday night was a 36hr workday, for roughly minimum wage.

Now, I'm required to get at least 8 or 12hrs between shifts. And with pay over $18/hr, I'll plunge toilets all day every day. With a smile, if they ask me to... but they have to ask for that.

Originally Posted by Crawler

I'm currently vacation/sick leave relief, so "hours will vary daily and weekly". I'm a night owl, so the only time it's difficult is when I've got to clock in about 2:30am. Goin in at 9pm or 5 am isn't nearly as tough, for whatever reason.

I've never had a life anyway, and no children, so my solution is simple. Hard reset of sleep schedule. When my next shift is different, I work backwards from the time I clock in. For example, if I go from 9am to 7pm sanitation to 2:45a-10:45a production with a day off in between (they aren't complete A-holes, +union agreement).

Now the math.
2:45a - 1hr 30min = 1:15am wake up time.
1:15am - 8hrs sleep (yea, right!) = 5~ish pm bedtime.
So, clocked out @7pm for sanitation, already passed bedtime 5pm. This means a nap of NO MORE than 3 and a half hours shortly after getting home from work, then staying up until the designated bedtime for next shift.

It works.

I'm tired as hell, have no energy for chores after about 18-20hrs of being awake, and it also becomes dangerous to drive at about that benchmark. That means many of my days off are a wash. I stay up by means of things that keep my brain active, but don't require much energy at all. Primarily: I play Battlefield on Xbox 360. Tv isn't interactive enough; I'll pass out.

It's a hell of a lot better than the 3 part time jobs I had before this one, where everybody wants you on the weekend. Friday morning through Sunday night was a 36hr workday, for roughly minimum wage.

Now, I'm required to get at least 8 or 12hrs between shifts. And with pay over $18/hr, I'll plunge toilets all day every day. With a smile, if they ask me to... but they have to ask for that.

I'm in the middle of nightshift right now so the maths involved in that are too much for me lol
Thankfully my shifts are 12hrs 8 until 8