3rd shift

[cbigclarke]

Anybody wotk at night besides me?

 

[RetArmySgt]

no but im up nights lol.

 

[chubbyzook]

3pm to 4am 6 days a week for me

 

[lalonguecarabine]

I work all shifts throughout the week. Overnight a few days, a day off, then an AM, followed by a PM or two the day after. Then right back to overnights.

 

[Mic]

Sun, Mon, Tues, and every other Sat. 7pm to 7am. GREAT schedule.

 

[AKM]

S/M/T 7-7.....wish i had a choice not to, but i work in sleep medicine

 

[kurt]

24-hour shifts.

 

[ROGER4314]

I've worked every conceivable shift or combination of shifts including 24 hours straight and "no one goes home until the job is done." I used to say that my world rotated on a different axis than the rest of the planet. It's hard to keep track of what day it is, huh? For instance, talking about what happened "yesterday" at work when "yesterday" is still "today" or "today" is actually "tomorrow!"

The weirdest shift I worked was at the prison. I went to bed at 8:30 PM and set the alarm at 2:30 am. Got to work at 4:15am and finished at 11:45 am. Sometimes they'd have a "Lock down" so nobody left for any reason, shift or no shift. Yawn....what a bite!

Flash

 

[TxBigfoot]

Days now, but I've worked nights for about 6 years. I never got used to it and was lucky to get 4 hrs of sleep a day.

 

[DBDawg]

Been working shift work for about 22 years...on nights now.

 

[cbigclarke]

i just hate not being able to hangout like normal people

 

[coachrick]

Days now, but I've worked nights for about 6 years. I never got used to it and was lucky to get 4 hrs of sleep a day.

Sounds about right. A hundred years ago, in college, I worked either 11-7 or midnight to 8AM. Left work, drove 14 miles home to shower and head off to class. Left school around noon each day and worked at the tennis shop until we closed at 6PM. During nice weather, I'd hit the University tennis courts for a couple of hours, then home for 'some' or 'no' sleep before doing it all over again. I'd usually crash sometime on Thursday and get some actual sleep. It's a wonder I lived through all that, especially considering I was riding a motorcycle much of the time.(Ever doze off when driving??? Try THAT on a MOTORCYCLE!!! Managed to stay upright and learned a VERY valuable lesson that dark, cold morning!!!).

I surely don't miss those days!!! If you can handle those night/swing/rotating/12 on-off/24 hr shifts, you are a lot tougher than I am. I wish somebody had sat me down and had a talk with me back then! You gotta do what you gotta do; but, it's way too easy to burn the candle on both ends when a midnight shift is part of the equation.

Good luck with the job. Try to get in a decent sleep pattern and make the most of it. You may be one of those 'few' who thrive working a third shift once you get comfortable with it. (FWIW, I did better in the winter with the earlier sunset 'telling' me to get some sleep. During the summer, I really pushed it with the extra daylight)

 

[TheDan]

I guess I'm a night owl... I naturally gravitate towards a 3rd shift sleep schedule. I'd much rather goto sleep at 7am, wake up around 1pm and then be awake all afternoon and night. Unfortunately being a single parent I'm stuck with day shift like a "normal" person

 

[brocknchrist]

work four nights in a 16 day rotation... But mine are 12 hour shifts... So a bit different than your shift...

Live, Laugh, Love. If that doesn't work, Load, Aim and Fire. (repeat as necessary)

 

[shutup&shoot]

Worked nights for 4 years. On days now and won't go back. I hated it. While everyone else was having fun I was stuck at work every night.

 

[GoofyCracker]

Midnight - 8am for a week

then

4pm - Midnight

then repeat

 

[Glockster69]

Work days Tu - Fr, however, insomnia sucks

 

[BigD24]

2200-0600 right now and i love it!!! best shift ever! IMO