Switched to graveyard shift

[DocBartend]

I just took the graveyard shift for a change and i love it b/c i get work done uninterrupted. But switching from 6-3 to 11pm-7am is crazy hard. When i get home i sleep for maybe 2-3 hours and then i can do no more.
How do you make the switch? My drives home from Nashville are like 1.5 hours and i about pass out. A pot of coffee only lasts a while, Red Bull is bad mmkay.
Do you graveyard shifters sleep a lot in the day?

 

[BigJ]

You're supposed to sleep during the day when you work the graveyard shift.

 

[DocBartend]

yeah i know but the sun is out and there is so much to do.

 

[BigJ]

Then I suggest you start up a pretty wild speed addiction.

 

[slick230]

How long have you been on the new shift? It usually takes your body some time to adjust to the new schedule.

 

[Ns1]

i smoke to normalize my sleep cycles, whenever i need more sleep i just smoke until i pass out ^_^

//edit, i work graveyard 11-7 Fri/Sat and then 3-11 alot of the other days, AND i have another job, so i need to change the times i sleep alot

 

[r6ashih]

make sure you can keep all light out of the room when u sleep

 

[n7]

You have to sleep dumbass

Sleep like from when you get home till 1-2 PM. Then enjoy the rest of the day till work

 

[DaWhim]

lol, I guess something is natural to me. I am a nocturnal. I would love to work the graveyard shift.

 

[Insane3D]

I've been working graveyard for 13 years and I just go home and sleep. It can be super noisy outside and the sun can be shining in my face...doesn't matter. I usually sleep about 6-7 hours, and then every few weeks I do a 20+ hour sleep.

3rd shift is the best shift IMO...I wouldn't want to work anything else regardless of pay...

 

[FOB]

sleep during the day

 

[stars]

Eat healthy while at work. Treat it like a 1st shift schedule. Stay up when you get in from work till 12 or so like you would normally in the evenings. Then grab 7/8 hours of sleep. Should allow you plenty of time to get to work.

 

[Raduque]

I work from 9pm to 7:30am on nightshift. I usually sleep from 10-11am to between 3-7:30pm. On the weekends, I am usually up all the time starting from when I get up for work Thursday evening to monday morning, then I sleep all monday till about 6pm. You have to get used to it, give it a couple months, stick with it, and soon, you'll be able to sleep no matter what conditions are like in the middle of the day.

PS: thick, dark curtains or blinds help during the adjusting period.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

bawls

 

[deftron]

When I worked Graveyard .. I just said fvck it, and slept behind my desk.

I did have people banging at my door a couple times tho

 

[Last Rezort]

Originally posted by: DocBartend
I just took the graveyard shift for a change and i love it b/c i get work done uninterrupted. But switching from 6-3 to 11pm-7am is crazy hard. When i get home i sleep for maybe 2-3 hours and then i can do no more.
How do you make the switch? My drives home from Nashville are like 1.5 hours and i about pass out. A pot of coffee only lasts a while, Red Bull is bad mmkay.
Do you graveyard shifters sleep a lot in the day?

Yeah, sleep in the day is cool, but i like Aderal.

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: BigJ
You're supposed to sleep during the day when you work the graveyard shift.

:thumbsup:

 

[IGBT]

..I worked grave for 10+years..I slept from 11:00am till 6or 7pm. Even on my days off. I used melatonin sometimes. Working graveshift is a discipline..if you don't have any you'll eventually have lots of problems at work and at home. Sleep will find you sooner or later. There is no escape.

 

[DocBartend]

Yeah i love the night. Ever since bartending, i have been a night owl. I guess my body will get used to this all. I think if i move to Nashville instead of commuting it would be easier. I understand i need to sleep in the day but it's much harder to do that i thought. I'm going on 3 hours sleep now and i feel ok. And i agree, the graveyard shift seems to be a great shift. Now i have time for more ATOT.

 

[Tbirdkid]

Get off work, go home. Eat some breakfast to put something on your stomach. Then take a cool shower. Turn a movie on, something like the first matrix that is all dark... and turn a fan on. Youll be out like a light, and wont wake up for about 6 hours. If you do, Nytol will help you get some z's

 

[KokomoGSTmp]

I don't work graveyard but night shift. Ocassionally I have to do the standard morning schedule and changing my sleep schedule for it always kicks my @$$.

I definitely enjoy waking up whenever I want though... but working when everyone else is out of work does kinda suck. At least you're paid more for graveyard... are you?? (It's law in my state at least)

 

[Rastus]

amphetamines

 

[pray4mojo]

Take 20 minute naps every 4 hours.

 

[DocBartend]

nah, we arent paid more for GY shift. I do enjoy missing meetings although i have to call in to listen to them occassionally.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: deftron
When I worked Graveyard .. I just said fvck it, and slept behind my desk.

I did have people banging at my door a couple times tho

:thumbsup: I recommend this approach. Of course if you sleep too much at work then it may be harder to get sleep at home.