Nightshift experiences?

[Trudes]

I would think that if you have set shift hours, that on your days off it's probably best to stick with the routine, would think your body clock would get even more messed up otherwise... does that sound sensible?

[Kendog]

does that sound sensible?

It does. So sometimes you do actually make sense.

[Trudes]

It does. So sometimes you do actually make sense.

For we nought go to do room when forest?

[doozy]

I used to work night shift for an ISP/TV provider ...

Unfortunately there were a couple of adult pay-per-view channels available, now the content was rated on this channel 1 point soft to 5 points hard ... (excuse the pun).

It did lead to many awkward situation where a wife/girlfriend/partner would call to ask about the mysterious chargers on their bill while you hear the offender in the background saying 'its ok, we'll just pay don't worry about it'. hehe

Anyway there was a rather disgruntled elderly gentleman who used to ring up on a regular basis and complain that 5 points wasn’t 'hardcore enough' and would proceed into graphic detail as to what he was seeing vs what he considered to be 5 points, it was funny and effing horrible at the same time.

[breakaway]

Are you entitled to anything extra for working night shift? Or are your benefits on a per-company basis?

[Sully60]

Are you entitled to anything extra for working night shift? Or are your benefits on a per-company basis?

I take it this is directed at me but if not too bad, I'm answering it.

Yes ,there are shift allowances for doing the shifts outside of the buisness hours. I imagine this is different for aother companies.
The starting base payrate is good for me but with all these allowances means a few more $$ in the hand than where I am now.

The buisness I'm starting with also still has penal rates so any overtime (which I have no provision for in my current salary) will be well worth it.

Man I can't wait, this just feels like purgatory to me now.

18 hours to go…

[Jantar]

...Those shifts seem pretty long, whats reason for the 12 hour shifts?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you do for a job. ....

I'm only doing fixed shifts 23.00 to 07.00 5 days starting Sunday night when I go onto that shift.....

i'm a Dispatch/Trader in the electricity industry, and 12 hour shifts are great. They provide for maximum time off after each shift run for recovery and to lead some semblence of a normal life.

A set pattern of all night shifts is about the worst possible of all shift patterns, and not recommended by any shift work organisation. Save what extra money you can while doing it, and set yourself a target, say 2 years, then get out. Otherwise your health will suffer and you'll find yourself becoming very anti social.

[KiwiRat]

i'm a Dispatch/Trader in the electricity industry, and 12 hour shifts are great.

A set pattern of all night shifts is about the worst possible of all shift patterns, and not recommended by any shift work organisation. Save what extra money you can while doing it, and set yourself a target, say 2 years, then get out. Otherwise your health will suffer and you'll find yourself becoming very anti social.

I agree with you there. All nights would not be too flash at all. I'm an operator at a co-generation power station, and cannot see myself ever wanting to have a regular Mon - Fri job. The "2 days, 2 nights and 4 days off" suits me just fine. I get more than enough sleep, more than enough natural light, and nearly enough bike riding time. If I take 4 days Annual Leave, it works out to be 12 days off. The leave roster is planned months in advance, so time off is not an issue.

I realize it's not the lifestyle for everyone, but if you get the right job, it beats a 9 - 5 job hands down.

Can you believe it only takes two people per shift to run this station?

[Toaster]

Pays to be physically fit and eat the right things to cope with tiredness from nightshift.

I did it for a couple years and changed shifts to only earlies and lates... then got out of shiftwork altogether. Mon-Fri normal work hours is far more boring but it is better for the social life and sleep patterns.

I do miss sifting about in the dark at night but hey.... the pay was crap.

[ajturbo]

just met Number one, in the supermarket...
she didn't reconize me with out leathers........
she likes my leathers...
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[Skunk]

AJ... She was trying to hide from you.

I keep telling you to learn the difference...

[ajturbo]

AJ... She was trying to hide from you.

I keep telling you to learn the difference...

so THATS why she screamed and run away, leaving her kid and shopping behind......
when all i said was.... whats for tea? ..

HONEST that was ALL i said... just ask the police... thay have view all the tapes....

[Slingshot]

You're learning so fast you'll be able to do it yourself soon.

We must get that logo designed so we can start infesting the web with it.

Sounds like you're offering me a job on night shift.

Would be nice to be a two income family again, even if I was earning both

[spudchucka]

My night shifts were 2300 - 0700, we worked a roster that had us doing seven consecutive nights once every five weeks.

For about six years I found it pretty easy but for some reason it started to get the better of me and I found that I was only getting 3 - 4 hours sleep a day. One or two days of stuff all sleep is not too bad but a full week once every five weeks soon gets the better of you and I found that I was having to use sleeping pills just to get enough sleep to stop me from going mad.

I'm now in a position where I don't work any night shifts and although there are some benefits to it, on the whole I don't miss it at all and my family is definitely glad to see the back of them.

I think I could do night shift again so long as it was only for short spells as the long periods of limited sleep can really stuff you up.

[stilynit]

I work at a Tenpin Bowling Centre, my day hours are 8:30am - 4:00pm and nights are 4:00pm till close, I normally work nights and days in the same week, it screws with my head. And sometimes I have to work a back to back or a double, so that makes it harder, but, if you have set days/times, you get into a sleeping pattern.