Anyone else on night shift?

[JDub02]

This is my 3rd night on 10-6. Not very fun. Does your body ever get used to staying up through the night?

 

[Slew Foot]

Im on my 3rd of night of 5, working 6pm-6am. It really sucks after a while. ou get used to it, but then transitioning back to days is a pain.

 

[biggestmuff]

I've been working shift for around 10 years now.

At my current job, we just rotated. I'm on my first night of 9pm - 5am. No biggie. I can manage.

 

[SeaSerpent]

5pm to 4am here. I love working nights, I can sleep all day and out party my friends

 

[TheNewbie]

I'm fairly used to night shifts, so far I manage to adjust fairly well between the night & day shifts, and other than sleeping through noon it doesn't really affect my life.

 

[Squisher]

It's all about your ability to sleep during the day. I've never had a problem. But the wife works midnights and travels for work. Last week she came home and slept 28 hours. I told her that while she was out I was checking our insurance policy, just in case.

 

[ZzZGuy]

Current job, 10pm to 8am, a few jobs ago 3:30pm to 3:30 am. I like working night shift over day shift, i don't have to deal with management, customers, and most people i hate seem to like day shift. Where i tend to do a lot of over time (when i get the work) night shift is a blessing in that my free time is when all the stores and banks are open.

 

[kedlav]

I'm night shift here as well. In one sense, it can be really nice. There are fewer problems, fewer customers, less micromanagement, minimal dress code, etc. That means less work-related headaches. On the flipside, I've incompetent Indian and Filipino people to deal with, Americans who don't answer their pagers when the shit hits the fan, and the fact that I work nights to deal with. But then, there's shift bonus!

 

[Old Hippie]

Does your body ever get used to staying up through the night?

Nope. I used to tolerate them very well, and I love drinking in the morning, but you never truely get used to it.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I never got accustomed to it, even after 4 years of working 10:30 to 7am. I never slept much.
If you find yourself unable to cope, get out as soon as possible. Your brain will eventually break down without enough sleep.

 

[NicColt]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
I never got accustomed to it, even after 4 years of working 10:30 to 7am. I never slept much.
If you find yourself unable to cope, get out as soon as possible. Your brain will eventually break down without enough sleep.

same here, did it for 6 years and I never got used to it. It brought me to my breaking point eventually, I gained 30 pounds and mentally screwed up.

Took me about 6 months to get back to normal.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I'm working first shift now but I switch to shift three (nights) in January--I can't wait. And you do get used to the shift that you are, usually just in time to switch shifts again.

 

[imported_Dingster1]

I like nights. No drama, just strange patients!! Messes with your diet though. Have to eat less, cause I tend to get the munchies at work