Night Workers?
 

Got any frs/brz night shift workers on here? How you like it? I currently work for Va. as a wastewater operator and work 12 hour shifts 6pm to 6am then rotate every two weeks. Still don't know how to feel about the night shift. Its a love/hate situation for me. Tell your opinions/work hours.

Work in IT. Have been doing 11PM to 8AM for around 5 years now. There are ups and downs. The worst part is that nothing is ever open at 3AM on a Sunday morning when you are awake and active.

Been doing overnights at McDonald's for the past 2.5 years (12am - 7am and 9pm - 5am shifts) I hate it. Your body never gets used to it and I can't sleep for shit during the day. On the upside I have zero issues sleeping at night.

Random question: Does the Australian menu have anything different than USA? I haven't eaten at Maccas ("Micky-D's" for 'Muricans) since I was a kid, just curious.

Probably as there are usually regional differences in menu items across the world.

When I was a kid, my local Maccas had little personal pizzas. They were delicious.

The best part is no traffic going to work and the rush hour in the morning I don't have to be stressed because I'm going home.

As far as sleep is concerned, I think being consistent is the most important factor. I know a lot of people at my job do it the wrong way (IMO) in that they feel working nights means they are getting free time. Meaning they go home after work and don't sleep much and take care of their kids and stuff.

If you go home and have a dark room that won't get interrupted and can get a normal amount of sleep you shouldn't have any problems. But then I am single young guy so it is pretty easy for me to do and say that.

Good luck.

I work 11:30 to 7:30 most my schedule and it's alright except for the fact I don't have much I can do so the shift gets drawn out. .I do like that there is no traffic and temperatures are always on the cool side (not that temps matters much now, as I work in a climate controlled complex;finally) but it's not natural and like stated above.. you never fully get use to it. But I'll work it, it'll be paying for my fr-s so no complaints.

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McDonald's has pretty substantial localization. There is some great sounding McFood from X that isn't available in Y.

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Right after I posted this, my boss called and told me I was going on all days starting next week! Gotta love this forum!!

/wave from a fellow wastewater operator. I do great on swing but grave sux. It's not hard for me to stay awake. It is just hard to sleep during the day. I am a lite sleeper. Just a distant dog bark wakes me up. :(

How long you been in the field ? I'm going on my 2nd year about to get my class 3 license

Great news!

No. Beltway. Traffic.

That was why I started working night shifts, granted there isn't a graveyard shift for my position so I'm not working as late as you fellows.

I work in advertising so sometimes I pull all nighters.... but i use to work in Atlantic City Casinos where I worked 3 years in grave shift. So I feel your pain.

i work overnights doing ems driving i dont mind it some nights are good i get to sleep some night i run back and forth to hospitals but i can usually sleep the next day.

It will be 10 years next month.
I have a grade III. I got to wait one more year before I can go get my level 4 though. California requires you to spend a cretin amount of time at one grade befor you can go to the next. Unless you got a bunch of college.
My dad has a grade V and had been working for about 25 years as an operator. He has worked grave for about 17 years.

I cant do like him.
He can sleep 4 hrs get up for a couple. go get an oil change in his car, go back to sleep for 3 or 4 hrs then get up and go to work. on his days off he completely changes his sleep pattern to be awake during the day. hangs with the family like just like he is having a normal day shift job. takes a 4 hr nap and goes back to work all over again.

Ya I can't do the whole nap before work thing. I ether sleep a full 6-8 in the morning before I go in or just don't sleep at all and suffer. There isn't but so much to do at night. You know how it works :happy0180:

I work teh 24-7 shift as an IT Manager. If the SHTF I get a call no matter where I am even if I'm on a scuba boat on vacation. IT can suck a lot.

I used to work at Safeway over night for about half a year.. 10pm-6am On friday nights to saturday mornings i wouldnt get to sleep because i had class at 8am. Sleeping for a hour ish wasnt worth looking like a zombie in class or even not being able to stay awake. Lol i was glad i got out of it after. But during the time it was alright, felt great to work alone and do your own thing.

Oh yeah. Nights can be e z but very boring. Netflix on phone is a life saver.

I actually have a heated garage at my plant so pretty much everything on my car I installed there, worked out pretty good for me.