Shift Workers ----->

Mrs Seabiscuit · 17 Oct 2012 at 10:50

I work shifts so an early is 7-3 and a late 13-21hrs An early for me suits me great as I eat normal times and have late afternoon evenings to do the normal routine.
Late shifts however are awful I find I cant settle in a morning and forget to eat properly and feel I come home and go more or less straight to bed!
So my question is:-
Do you work shifts, and wheat tends to be your routine for them?
Do you like them?
How do you fit your normal household routines around them?
Also how long have you done shift work?

Mrs Seabiscuit · 17 Oct 2012 at 11:06

stuman said:
thats pussy shift work.

WHY YOU LITTLE

Well I am a nurse so there are only three shifts we can physically do as they are set (I cant work nights). Also Its very busy and at times stressful job, so erm I don't feel they are "pussy" shifts as you so meanly put it

Mrs Seabiscuit · 17 Oct 2012 at 11:24

stuman said:
but they aren't very....well shifty. it's only a few hours different. just try to see it as a free time swap around, so the late shift, you get your day beforehand. and the early shift you get your free time after.

energy drinks are not the answer.

ewwwww energy drinks are indeed not the answer lol

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Earlies are more personal life friendly I don't think lates are at all.

Mrs Seabiscuit · 17 Oct 2012 at 11:37

Von Smallhausen said:
12hr shifts. 3 on 3 off.

7-7 starts and straight to kip after. I aim for 6-8 hrs sleep if I can.

At least with those shifts you can keep a bit more of a routine my work are on about bringing these in which would suit me better although it would be a 8 till 8 shift.

Mrs Seabiscuit · 18 Oct 2012 at 08:09

MrMoonX said:
you said nursing so you will get a break in that 13-21hrs shift of 30mins you can have your tea then or do what I do have a snack and a meal when I come home

Breaks?

are regularly not had due to patients needing things as you are about to go and being so short staffed no one can cover what you are doing.