furie Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 This week, for the first time since 2001, I am working an overnight tour. This is so unhealthy. My food choices are terrible and limited. Also my sleep cycle will be screwed up for a week at least. Does anyone else work late shift often? And what do you do to get through them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I work more of a swing shift, 3-11 or 12 pm. Been doing it since March of this year. Back in the day it wasn't really a big deal because I was a lot younger. With this job, it took me a good two months to get adjusted. You need to be patient and just get used to the time change. Go about it slow and try not to get to frustrated. You will be fine.The same with your diet, adjust slowly. Just remember that you have a job and thats the most important thing. Also, its a good experience for later on if you end up having to work the same hours for another employer. Good luck! :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 yeah, i used to be able to bounce back quickly but of course i was alot younger. as for getting used to the time change, it's only for a week. i'm back to Noon-10 next week. just have to suck it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 yeah, i used to be able to bounce back quickly but of course i was alot younger. as for getting used to the time change, it's only for a week. i'm back to Noon-10 next week. just have to suck it up. Well sh** In that case. Your home free!! :D Now go have a Big Mac. :P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I alternate between 12 hour day shifts and 12 hour night shifts. Four day shifts, then four days off. Four night shifts, then fours days off. I've been doing this for just about 8 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 yeah, i used to be able to bounce back quickly but of course i was alot younger. as for getting used to the time change, it's only for a week. i'm back to Noon-10 next week. just have to suck it up. Well sh** In that case. Your home free!! :D Now go have a Big Mac. :P Yeah, really. At first, I thought he was going to be on the night shift for the foreseeable future. But this is only for a week? Shit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) yeah, i used to be able to bounce back quickly but of course i was alot younger. as for getting used to the time change, it's only for a week. i'm back to Noon-10 next week. just have to suck it up. Well sh** In that case. Your home free!! :D Now go have a Big Mac. :P Yeah, really. At first, I thought he was going to be on the night shift for the foreseeable future. But this is only for a week? Shit! I know, I was thinking long term. But a week? Damn, He would have hated the shifts I worked on the north slope here in Alaska back in the day. :codger: :D Edited September 10, 2014 by troutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 yeah, i used to be able to bounce back quickly but of course i was alot younger. as for getting used to the time change, it's only for a week. i'm back to Noon-10 next week. just have to suck it up. Well sh** In that case. Your home free!! :D Now go have a Big Mac. :P Yeah, really. At first, I thought he was going to be on the night shift for the foreseeable future. But this is only for a week? Shit! I know, I was thinking long term. But a week? Hey, I know! Let's make a thread about it! How rough it is. :laughing guy: (furie is going to hate me! I'm just teasing you, dude!) ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Just lamenting the change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I alternate between 12 hour day shifts and 12 hour night shifts. Four day shifts, then four days off. Four night shifts, then fours days off. I've been doing this for just about 8 years. :codger: :dweez: I remember those days. :7up: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 yeah, i used to be able to bounce back quickly but of course i was alot younger. as for getting used to the time change, it's only for a week. i'm back to Noon-10 next week. just have to suck it up. Well sh** In that case. Your home free!! :D Now go have a Big Mac. :P Yeah, really. At first, I thought he was going to be on the night shift for the foreseeable future. But this is only for a week? Shit! I know, I was thinking long term. But a week? Hey, I know! Let's make a thread about it! How rough it is. :laughing guy: (furie is going to hate me! I'm just teasing you, dude!) ;) OMG, Don't pull a Zumbi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Crazy things can happen... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Night_shift.jpg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I alternate between 12 hour day shifts and 12 hour night shifts. Four day shifts, then four days off. Four night shifts, then fours days off. I've been doing this for just about 8 years.Are you a nurse? (not that there's anything wrong with that)..... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 This week, for the first time since 2001, I am working an overnight tour. This is so unhealthy. My food choices are terrible and limited. Also my sleep cycle will be screwed up for a week at least. Does anyone else work late shift often? And what do you do to get through them?Is this a permanent change or is this just for this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I alternate between 12 hour day shifts and 12 hour night shifts. Four day shifts, then four days off. Four night shifts, then fours days off. I've been doing this for just about 8 years. Are you a fireman or a cop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 This week, for the first time since 2001, I am working an overnight tour. This is so unhealthy. My food choices are terrible and limited. Also my sleep cycle will be screwed up for a week at least. Does anyone else work late shift often? And what do you do to get through them?Is this a permanent change or is this just for this week? just this week. midnights is a rotating detail. comes up every few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I alternate between 12 hour day shifts and 12 hour night shifts. Four day shifts, then four days off. Four night shifts, then fours days off. I've been doing this for just about 8 years. Are you a fireman or a cop? Satellite controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I work shutdowns so I can take a couple weeks off in between them but last one was 12 hr night shits 7pm-7am. 12 days on then 2 days off. Lasted a little over two months :S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Crazy things can happen... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Night_shift.jpgLove Brokers! :haz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 When I first started in radio (back in, oh, the 1800s) I worked graveyards, 2-6 am Saturday night/Sunday morning. (Turns out that's not a bad shift because people are up all night partying and listening.) Then during most of the 90s I DJed at nightclubs, sometimes during the week, sometimes on weekends, often two nights a week, and would be up until 3-5 am. All this on top of working a regular day job. I was fine with it all while it was happening, but I also would nap a lot and sleep in until 11 or noon on weekends. That all ended about 14 years ago (when I was in my mid-30s) and there is no way I could work those hours anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 When I first started in radio (back in, oh, the 1800s) I worked graveyards, 2-6 am Saturday night/Sunday morning. (Turns out that's not a bad shift because people are up all night partying and listening.) Then during most of the 90s I DJed at nightclubs, sometimes during the week, sometimes on weekends, often two nights a week, and would be up until 3-5 am. All this on top of working a regular day job. I was fine with it all while it was happening, but I also would nap a lot and sleep in until 11 or noon on weekends. That all ended about 14 years ago (when I was in my mid-30s) and there is no way I could work those hours anymore.So you were a radio DJ kind of like her...... :)http://blog.mysanantonio.com/dvd/files/2013/08/adrienne-barbeau-the-fog.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Crazy things can happen... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Night_shift.jpgThat Barney Rubble. What an actor! I tend to work crazy hours (IT). Day shift mostly, but support is 24 x 7. with a window of 02:00 to 06:00, so there are a lot of early mornings if there's a disruptive change occurring. The cycle can be very disruptive to circadian rhythms. Maybe I should start an escort service out of the county morgue? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 When I first started in radio (back in, oh, the 1800s) I worked graveyards, 2-6 am Saturday night/Sunday morning. (Turns out that's not a bad shift because people are up all night partying and listening.) Then during most of the 90s I DJed at nightclubs, sometimes during the week, sometimes on weekends, often two nights a week, and would be up until 3-5 am. All this on top of working a regular day job. I was fine with it all while it was happening, but I also would nap a lot and sleep in until 11 or noon on weekends. That all ended about 14 years ago (when I was in my mid-30s) and there is no way I could work those hours anymore. Suck It up Darling!! :madra: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I finally started a 7-5 gig, days, last Tuesday after working , for most of the past 4 years, overnights. My schedule was first 6-6, 3 nights on, 2 off , then 2 on , then 3 off. Then at another place it was 5-5. The overnights beat me up. I'll never do it again. Tough to keep a good diet, exercise plan, and a normal social existence. I managed it, but I actually took a slight pay cut with this new company. Quality of life indeed. Edited September 11, 2014 by Xanadoood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 last night of midnights! :7up: :haz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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