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Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard)
#22440010 - 10/27/15 12:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I got an interview coming up Friday for a pretty intense job. Basically working in a surgical setting designing/crafting bone grafts and human donated parts to be used for surgery. The only absolute ass thing is it's fucking night shift. 10pm-6:30am Sunday-Thursday. Now I would honestly jump into this no problem but of course as soon as I start getting flooded with interviews I just got accepted into this medical lab program where I will have 8 hour lab internships every Friday (8am-4pm). which half through 2016 I will actually be placed into an externship where they can take me on as an employee. This is totally opposite of the schedule I'd have to maintain the whole week. I just don't think I can do it. Also the lab program has lots of course work. I'm thinking I would need to just find a job Monday-Thursday. I'm sort of bummed because this job is really good but I honestly don't think I'd survive.
Not to mention everything I have read online about working 3rd shift has been absolutely discouraging. Everything from increased chances of crashing your car, to cancer, to depression, and to not being able to shit normally!?! Add on to that a full work load of medical lab training that lasts a year. fuck..... I seriously don't want to work in the food business anymore but this sounds almost like I'd be signing myself into a mental health facility.
Besides my ranting has anyone working night shifts. Not talking 5am-balh. Talking graveyard shit.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22440017 - 10/27/15 12:29 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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shit I just started a job working 11 to 730 am I hope all those side effects are bullshit... I'm shitting just fine
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Kinko]
#22440026 - 10/27/15 12:33 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah I mean it makes sense because the sun has a lot to do with biological function. I've had a fucked up sleep schedule for a long time but was never working while this was going on.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Kinko]
#22440030 - 10/27/15 12:34 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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but it's nice when is early and you see everyone come in to work looking like sh.it and u bail out of there quick and have all day to yourself.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Kinko]
#22440070 - 10/27/15 12:45 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Night shift makes you feel like you're dying. A consistent schedule helps, but unless you're a drug addict with no responsibilities or friends, night shifts are horrible. You will have no social life, your free time will be replaced with the necessity for sleep, yet you will always feel tired.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: larry.fisherman]
#22440318 - 10/27/15 01:43 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's exactly what I suspected. I've broken it down into this
(Sunday - Thursday) 10pm-6:30am work, 6:30am-2:00pm Free time, 2:00pm-10:00pm sleep
Friday - 8:00am-4:00pm Lab Internship/School
Saturday nothing
I just don't think it will work out. Sadly I have to pass up one of my best job offers yet. The fact I'm starting this program guarantees me job placement as long as I'm in the top of my class which I will be. Pay is substantial once placed. I just don't have income right now and it's highly frustrating watching my savings go down and down and down. It also doesn't help having to relay that I don't work. Not that it matters much because everyone I know is working as servers or bartenders and not doing much.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22440373 - 10/27/15 01:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I used to do nightshift and i loved it, but now my shift starts at 6 am and it blows
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I Worked from 10 pm to 7 am for three years . It changes ppl. We were not designed tobe nocturnal creatures. I personally think it should be allowed. It fucks with your body your mind and I even believe the spirit. I'd rather be homeless then work nights again.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: JacobStorm]
#22440429 - 10/27/15 02:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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It sure does change people, in a lot of ways. You never quite get back those default settings on your body clock. Personally after a while I got severely depressed, but I was too exhausted for too long to realize it. Always tired, always. Every week I'd spend up to 3 days awake because I couldn't sleep worth a fuck, even once I fell asleep it was sporadic or short. It was just worse because I have kids but I had to do what I had to do.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: larry.fisherman]
#22440485 - 10/27/15 02:24 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Damn it. I know it can't be right but everyone I'm talking to is like dude just do it... I'd love to see them work 40 hours a week then 8 hours in lab on your day off then complete courses as well. I'm so bummed this company is really good. I have no clue why but I've had about 5 interviews in the last month simply by changing the way I email my resume. Instead of attaching the cover letter I just put it in the body and I keep getting bites.
The first 2 weren't trying to hire me to see me leave once I got my lab certification. 1 I blew off because they wanted to pay me 11$/ hour with a bs in biochemistry. total bullshit to even offer that low of a pay and expect your employee to have a bachelors degree. The 2nd I think I just blew the interview I couldn't sleep and failed to answer 2 questions effectively. I literally just had to say idk that's a tough question. the job was 3rd shift as well. Now I got this one and I'm slowly going insane doing these interviews. It's like I'm a robot displaying my abilities but I can't get a single one to work around with me. I guess they would rather hire a slave driver that isn't furthering their education.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22440535 - 10/27/15 02:38 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Gorlax said: Damn it. I know it can't be right but everyone I'm talking to is like dude just do it... I'd love to see them work 40 hours a week then 8 hours in lab on your day off then complete courses as well. I'm so bummed this company is really good. I have no clue why but I've had about 5 interviews in the last month simply by changing the way I email my resume. Instead of attaching the cover letter I just put it in the body and I keep getting bites.
The first 2 weren't trying to hire me to see me leave once I got my lab certification. 1 I blew off because they wanted to pay me 11$/ hour with a bs in biochemistry. total bullshit to even offer that low of a pay and expect your employee to have a bachelors degree. The 2nd I think I just blew the interview I couldn't sleep and failed to answer 2 questions effectively. I literally just had to say idk that's a tough question. the job was 3rd shift as well. Now I got this one and I'm slowly going insane doing these interviews. It's like I'm a robot displaying my abilities but I can't get a single one to work around with me. I guess they would rather hire a slave driver that isn't furthering their education.
Wow that's rough dude. Maybe try a different company? Move if you have too? I'm with you tho 11 an hour for a college degree is beyond bs. I'm a high school drop out and make 15.50 cutting meat.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax] 1
#22440638 - 10/27/15 03:09 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes I have and the effects are real. I'm an insomniac and figured it wouldn't matter much to me. Truth is, it did. Between that and Ambien I was going fucking nuts. It is very difficult to just flip your schedule to something that unnatural. For me, I have to stay on a schedule or I'll get thrown off, so even on my off days, I was still awake all night and sleeping all day. Which meant basically I had no life at all. Couldn't do anything because by the time I was waking up, everything was shutting down.
Living in a city and with a kid in the house, trying to sleep all day is practically impossible. That in combination with going against the natural sleep pattern almost everyone has, basically means that even if you go to bed "early" you're not really getting the rest you need. So you spend almost all night miserable and exhausted. About the time the sun starts coming up, you get second wind, which is about the time you need to be getting sleepy so you can sleep all day.
Sleep deprivation can drive just about anyone psychotic. Working overnights it doesn't happen as fast as someone just not going to sleep for a few days, but it all just keeps adding up.
Overnights fucking suck. Only people who've really done it can fully appreciate just how badly they suck. I've never met anyone personally who adjusted or handled overnights well for extended periods.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: JacobStorm]
#22440658 - 10/27/15 03:15 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I did a few overnights, but never on a consistent schedule. Garunteed, an overnight would fuck up my sleep schedule for the better part of a week. My manager has been offering $100 cash on top of taking an ON shift, but I still refuse to do them because it fucks up my entire week.
If you are young, do it short term, and stay as consistent as possible, you'll be fine, but you really won't have a life outside of the extremes of polarized work/unproductive leisure as it takes a LOT out of you.
The only reason I'd do it is if it were a lazy job where you could focus on your studies while doing it.
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Night-shifts are awesome. I worked 23 till 7 for years without problems. Got my Philosophy Bachelor and Masters whilst working night-shifts
I usually worked five nights in a row and then had a week off though. Try and crash somewhere between 5 and 7 in the morning that helps. Also earplugs and a very dark bedroom or mask for daytime sleeping.
Just take the job man. There is a very big chance everybody will be crashing during the late hours. You can always quit if it doesn't work out. The first ones will be the hardest as your circadian rhythm will still be in place. Once that breaks it becomes easier and you can sleep whenever.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22440847 - 10/27/15 04:10 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I don't know why all these people are saying humans are not nocturnal creatures blah blah blah. I'm nocturnal as fuck. I've always stayed up all hours of the night and not because I'm an insomniac either.. because I enjoy the peace and quiet and I get my best thinking done and am almost always most productive late late at night. Humans are diverse creatures and capable of many amazing things. Working a night shift wont kill you. You just have to make sure you:
- Still get sunlight and fresh air. - consistent sleep - eat healthy
Basically the same rules apply as if you were working daytime. Except you're not. Flipping your schedule isn't really that hard either. I worked nights for years and flipped to daytime 9-5 or whatever, and flipped back several times. It's harder for me to wake up early in the morning.. much harder. But I've always been that way. I've always been an extreme night owl. I love working at nights. Peace and quiet. I love that I am usually alone or close to it, with just a few people. I love that the daily chaos isn't going on, the 'collective brainwaves' are all shut the fuck up so one can actually think. You just have to make sure you are able to balance it with the rest of your life, some people can't, it's not for everyone.
Fuck even now, at work my shift starts at 4am... I still usually don't go to sleep until 12:30-1am and that's early as fuck for me. But I need at least 2 1/2 -3 hours or I don't function well.
I am half alien though.
But working night shift, in addition to a daytime job and school might kill you from exhaustion. If you do work nights, blackout curtains are an absolute necessity.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22440862 - 10/27/15 04:15 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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fuck yeah i used to get pissed working til 330-430 at wendys would go to school and fall asleep in class basically even though i only did that on weekends the only thing that was good was the tons of free food but yeah working after 2am should be illegal unless you're like fixing the high way or something
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Konyap]
#22440870 - 10/27/15 04:17 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Not sure if you read my post but I disagree. There should be more night jobs. Hardly anyone is fucking open in the middle of the night in most places. Food choices limited.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22440901 - 10/27/15 04:24 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm working full time 10pm-6am, and going to school full time where I have to be up from 9am-3pm mon-thurs.
I haven't had any problems adjusting to sleeping during the day. black out curtains, and white noise machine ftw. If I get tired, I just catch an extra nap between classes or between work and class.
I think you should do it Can't you just quit the job down the road after your labs start if it's not working out? Didn't I read that the job starts now, and the lab starts in a few months?
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22440908 - 10/27/15 04:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: ... But working night shift, in addition to a daytime job and school might kill you from exhaustion. If you do work nights, blackout curtains are an absolute necessity.
Both of these. Without pure darkness, never found my body recovered properly. Pitch black room was great though.
Used to work 11pm-6am monday to friday while attending my classes during the day. Get out of work, go home, nap three hours, get up, go to class, come home, nap 3 hours, go to work, repeat until Saturday -- sleep for ages then hammer out all course work for the week and repeat.
It's heavy but it is certainly do-able.
Biggest problem with night shift for me was neighbours making noise during the day while I was trying to sleep.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Tantrika]
#22440918 - 10/27/15 04:30 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's scientific fact, if you don't get pitch black or close while you sleep, your quality of sleep suffers greatly. Lucky for me I sleep like a fucking rock so once I'm out... I'm out.. but light sleepers would probably benefit from a white noise generator or fan or something to drown out noise.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Hippocampus]
#22440991 - 10/27/15 04:48 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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My biggest concern is the lab being the opposite schedule of the job shift. That means Sunday-Thursday I will be awake during the night time while Friday I will need to be alert and attentive from 8am-4pm. So that's asking me to be switching my clock every Friday>!? Everyone I've talked to doesn't think it's that big of a deal? I think it's a huge deal considering those 8 hours are my entire lab/future training.
I mean it's entirely do-able I just do not fuck up in this school because it's a ticket to a high paying salary. I have yet to even interview for this job coming up but when I talked to the lady on the phone she said they would accommodate me for when I have to do externships (which i find pretty amazing but who knows if shes just an HR person spitting garbage). She explained the night shift bullshit. She also said training was a 6 month long process and they really invest time into their employees. That being said I wouldn't want to just quit.
I haven't interviewed for this place yet. The interview is Friday. My orientation for the lab program is Monday. I would really want to start this school shit before jumping into a full time position with so much dedication.
Yet when I talk to everyone they say "your up all night anyways just do it"... funny too because I just fixed my sleep rhythm.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22440999 - 10/27/15 04:51 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's doable. It will fuck with your circadian rhythm some but if you are adaptable you should be ok. Is it just one day you have to flip like that? One day isn't a big deal. It's on your weekend too. Learn how to take power naps.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22441037 - 10/27/15 04:59 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I never liked night shifts that much but I didn't mind them either.
Definitely can't complain about the traffic though. That was always a major plus when I had to travel an hour + to work. And during day shift it would be 2 hours coming home. But on nights you could get both ways in 45 mins.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22441059 - 10/27/15 05:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sleep has always been a problem for me. If I don't have much to do I get stuck into the cycle of staying up all night which may sound good for this type of job but not for when I have to do that one switch every Friday. I've kind of figured out that I will have to run off fumes every Friday which wouldn't be good.
I've been reading up on this shit all day and I guess you can never break the schedule or your fucked. Seems a lot of people suffer a lot from this and that's why most companies opt to pay differential of 35% more.
The place isn't really far so traffic isn't much of a concern. It's really just the whole night thing that has me buggin.
this thread is to be continued. It might be a sick joke that I actually get the job that I've dreaded the most but at the same time it's an awesome job. fuck.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22441416 - 10/27/15 06:32 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I did it for 7 years with different days off every week (never a Friday thru Sunday off) always working weekends and never knowing my neXt weeks schedule until posted 3 days prior. I had no friends and absolutely no life, on my days off all I wanted to do was sleep.
I was ready to fucking kill myself, I had a young daughter so I had to stick to it and suffer.
After all those years I asked them for a schedule change to a day shift, so they put me on 4pm until 1am,,,, I fucking walked out immediately!!!
Had I not walked that day I wouldn't be where I am now, or I would probably still be there, be dead, or in terrible health as I was doing lots of meth towards the end...
FUCK THAT!!!
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: RobZombie68]
#22441632 - 10/27/15 07:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah my friend circle is pretty solidified. I just wouldn't see anyone much until Friday/Saturday night if I'm even capable of functioning any of those days lmao.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22441836 - 10/27/15 08:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah unless you have a pretty tight knit group of friends that come to your house or whatever, your social life generally goes to shit.. if you care about that sort of thing. It really just depends how you manage it. You can still maintain a social life somewhat if you manage your sleep properly. I dunno man, some people just seem to thrive on that schedule. It's definitely not for everyone though.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22441984 - 10/27/15 08:34 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've worked odd-ball hours for years. I think your sleep schedule will adapt quickly enough... It's your social life that is the real question. If you live in 'normal' suburbia where 95% of the people work 9 to 5 your screwed. If your in a larger city like Manhattan it can actually be quite nice!
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Joe_C]
#22442277 - 10/27/15 09:23 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I live in the Suburbs of Phoenix and yes everyone works 9-5's or are servers who work lunch 11-3pm or 6pm-10pm. So I'm officially fucked if I get the job. I'm cool with 2 days of seeing friends. I really don't see many during the weekdays anyways.
I have a feeling this position is a hard one to fill for them because it's such an intense analytical job and everyone must be tired as fuck or unable to adapt.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22445229 - 10/28/15 02:47 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Its only for about half a year right?
This position requires you to make the crafts non-stop or just when there is an emergency operation or something(I am not entirely clear on what it is you do).
I have worked nights for multiple companies in different settings and everywhere without exception people were getting shut-eye during the night.
Do you take caffeine (coffee, drinks etc)? Try not to during the week, so its extra effective when you need it on friday.
If you accept the job and its un-doable for you, you can always quit. There is no shame in not being able to work nights, some people can (and thrive) some people cant handle it at all
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Tripsurfer]
#22445251 - 10/28/15 02:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Don't underestimate how weird things get when you work graveyard.
I worked 10 pm - 7 am for almost a year. Your appetite goes haywire, you're tired almost all the time, and you never have time to do shit on your days off.
Having any full time job makes it difficult to spend your free time wisely, it's about 100 times worse for graveyard shift.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: The Ecstatic]
#22445264 - 10/28/15 02:55 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Things can get weird. Especially if you work in old monasteries and take mushrooms
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22445266 - 10/28/15 02:56 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have never heard of a company wanting you to work 3rd shift for every day except for one.
Completely unreasonable. I would never accept a position like that unless I truly had no other option.
Fuck that..
It's not possible to function for half a year like that and still call yourself a sane individual.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Uzziel]
#22445364 - 10/28/15 03:14 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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The job is crafting donated tissues into allografts for surgical placement. It's not a half year job I'm sure they would like to keep me as long as possible. I meant to say training is 6 months long. The shift I've been offered is full time 40 hours a week 10pm-6:30am so yeah the only reason I am desperate for this is because I haven't had work in a few months and it's driving me nuts.
Interviews Friday. Might not even get the job offer. I'm not going to try that hard either. I can really do without working night shifts and find something day.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: The Ecstatic] 1
#22445585 - 10/28/15 04:09 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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The Ecstatic said: Don't underestimate how weird things get when you work graveyard.
I worked 10 pm - 7 am for almost a year. Your appetite goes haywire, you're tired almost all the time, and you never have time to do shit on your days off.
Having any full time job makes it difficult to spend your free time wisely, it's about 100 times worse for graveyard shift.
I've found the opposite to be true When you work nights you have all day long to do shit while everyone else is at work. When you get off work is when everything starts opening. When I worked nights I would usually stay up during the morning hours to get shit done and then go to sleep around ~1-2pm. Worked well for me.
When I work days, shit starts closing the time I get off work. I don't want to have to rush to get shit done. It's hard as fuck to get anything done when you work a regular day job.. I don't really know what you are talking about. Banks close, post office closes early, DMV... lots of places close before 5. I have to do that shit on my days off. When I worked nights I could do stuff like that any day of the week. You have all day free to use as you wish. I find it's about 100x easier to get shit done when you work graveyard.
aside from being the complete opposite of the rest of society, I really do prefer working graveyard shifts. Or maybe being the opposite of the rest of society is one of the things I like about it. Your appetite only goes haywire if you don't eat properly/ get proper sleep. As mentioned blackout curtains are a necessity for sleeping during the day. But yeah I feel like probably only 10% or less of the population is capable of handling a nigh shift position... as mentioned some people THRIVE on it, but others (most) cannot hang at all it seems.
I hate working day shifts. But that's what I'm stuck with for now. I'm a straight fucking zombie for the first 3-4 hours, this waking up early in the morning shit is for the birds... and I never get used to it.
I also look at it like you are usually wasting 90% of the sunshine daytime during the day.. sitting at work. When the sun is shining and you are sitting in an office or something. You know what's depressing as fuck? Waking up when it's dark.. and then coming home from work when it's dark, you almost never see the sun except through a window. nightshift you are just working the night away. You have all day free to divy up between your sleep and free time. You get off work and the sun is rising, new day. It's a different experience for sure and I can see why lots of people don't like it, but I think it's fucking great.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22445619 - 10/28/15 04:21 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah. Trust me I've been a night owl practically my entire life. I'm no stranger to stay up late as fuck and sleeping in late. About 2 weeks ago my schedule was absolutely fucked up. sleep around 10am wake up at 5pm. I've only worked 2nd shift and 1st shift before. This whole 3rd shift thing just has me weary.
I've already concluded that I'll go to the interview and see how the job is and place is. If they are really concerned about me then I'm sure they'd be willing to give me a chance later on when they find another pawn to work the vampire shift.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22445638 - 10/28/15 04:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's just different. You have to adjust to it. Might as well try it if they offer it to you and see how you like it. I mean what's the worst that can happen? School once a week during the day shouldn't be any problem. Worst case you can always quit if you absolutely hate it. But who knows you may be one of the few.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22445651 - 10/28/15 04:29 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah that is true. I'll forsure give it a shot if given the job offer. I mean if I don't like it fuck it.
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Shroomism]
#22445941 - 10/28/15 05:51 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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when i work nights 8pm-6am
i come home shower eat and sleep an wakeup by 1-3pm i still have a social life
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Re: Anyone ever work night shift (graveyard) [Re: Gorlax]
#22445991 - 10/28/15 06:05 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just to see if I understand correctly. You are accepted for this lab trainee thing that is on friday. Mid 2016 this will turn into a fulltime paid internship. You need another job for the time till then. This could possibly be the night thing?
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