With night shift, there is no getting up to a blaring alarm to go sit in traffic for an hour and a half. There is no leaving before the sun comes up and arriving home exhausted from shift and traffic after dark. It does have benefits. It means never working Christmas or Thanksgiving. I am a hospice nurse working three 12-13 hour night shifts a week. Some weeks are harder than others. My alternative is 2-4 hours in traffic and going to work after a sleepless night. I also like the quiet of a night shift. My dogs like it better too. After I wake up we go for a walk. 🙂
I wish physicians would remember their times doing long hours and night shifts. I’ve worked 20 years 7pm to 7am. Yes it has affected many things with my life and health. It was easier when I was younger but it has caught up with me. I know it easy to say change jobs etc. but it is not that easy at times. Finally may have the chance to move to day shift soon, but it will be scary to adapt after all these years.
Can I ask you some questions though do you regularly get 7/9 hours sleep? Do you exercise regularly? Do you stick to a similar sleep wake pattern on days off? Are you in a high stress job? And finally how is your nutrition?
I'm 58 and have worked shift work beginning at 18 Army MPs. 3 years.Shipyard strait midz 9yrs .27 years now rotating shifts papermill.Best discovery I've found is 12hr shifts(off more than 6 months a year with vacation)and DDP yoga
I worked Sunday-Thursday off Fri sat for 9 years straight mids, brutal. then worked 25 years reverse southern swing now rotate 12s much better time off. Like you say trying to be a normal day person off days after being used to sleeping all day for 5 days sucks, cost me a marriage in large part.
I came to this video looking for help...for good tips, but this is nothing I haven't heard already. I work 11p-7a....then have to attend nursing school from 8a-3:30p Mon-Fri. I'm so tired...depressed. I try to slepp after school, from 4-10....but I can't, I can only sleep for an hour or two....very light sleep. But I have to work, I have children to take care of and bills to pay.
I play rain sounds on a tv and I cover it so its light wont bug me , just finished my first graveyard shift week and it might sound weird but I like it and I am sure that when i am done adjusting it will be be even better, some days i havnt been able to sleep more than 3 hours and at night i end up paying the price for it, so yeah key word its sleep.thumbs up.
After 4 years in a 2-shift production line I got a burnout and was unemployed for 8 months.. I was so disgusted by 2-shift work (have also worked 3-shifts) that I rejected a job that offered me 2650€ / month after taxes.. That's academic grade salary in Germany and I'm not even that.. Good money but you can keep that. I went for an IT Junior job for almost half the money compared to the aforementioned.
I have the opposite problem that I am looking a solution for, I work 40 hours a week from 11 PM to 7 am, when I get a few things done at home at 7:30 I go to sleep about 9:30 to 10 am. Here is the problem I have been encountering, I have been on many of these days, not waking up till the next morning between 3:00 am and 6:00 am. I sleep so long that I wake up not even knowing what day it is. This is crazy, way too much sleep; and on top of it I do not really feel truly rested.
Albeit this was an ok presentation, and like so many its aimed at the professional, I'm not one of them, I am the bottem of the heap, A wardsman/Orderly and we do have to think and sometime for others no matter how professional they think they are. My rotating roster is 7 day shifts (7am to 3pm) two days off, 7 night shifts (10pm to 6am) Five days off, 5 afternoon shifts (3pm to 11pm) Two days off and back to the seven days (rinse and repeat) and by the way that first day of my 5 days off after nights I finish work at 6am, so potenional Zombie for at least 3 days of five give or take. And as you get older it dosen't get eaiser.
Stew, that's a brutal schedule in my opinion and you folks are some of the most important people in the system. And, I just wanted to say that I appreciate you.
House on fire, there's a shooting or a break in, babies are being born, medical emergencies, car accidents, must deliver (x products) before business opens, etc. The global economy waits for no one. You snooze, you loose essentially. You can't control others, but you can control yourself, if you can handle night shifts or not, then get a day job whatever works for you.
I'm hospital worker. The next time you have an emergency outside of regular 9-5 hours , stop and think about that dumbass comment you posted. If your house is on fire at 2 am should an automated voice on the phone tell you to call back during regular working hours? People like me sacrifice ourselves, our health, families etc for UNGRATEFUL sons of bitches like you. Shift work exists because it's necessary.
@@483cherryblossom that was so unnecessary, i work night shifts too,but we have our reasons, you dont do it for anyone but yourself, sure we offer value but please dont make it about anyone else
I here ya.but remember police doctors fireman.Ive worked shift work since 18 im 58 have no college I made 84000 last year papermill and live in a rural low cost area allegheny highlands of VA
I worked reverse southern swing 25 years 7days 4 off 7 midze 2 off 7 evenings 1 off.start days again in other words work 14 outta 15 days to get a 4 day break.Im telling you 12hour shifts off 14 out of 28 days work less than 6 months a year with your vacation.peopke cry like baby's till you work them then they never want to go back to 8s
@@iatu6007 loooooong time I quit it. And no, I never tried, might had worked though. One thing I found much later was Nytol. Or any similar thing, that thing is magic. Melatoning did nothing for me. Didn't help to sleep at all, made me groggy and super sleepy the next day. But nytol or any similar product with the same chemical knocks me out in 1 hour. No side effect no groggyness, no sleepyness, no 'addiction' and if I use it every day I don't even build up tolerance. Amazing stuff.
The hardest part of shift work is trying to keep a regular sleep pattern and keeping a healthy diet.
How long have you worked shift?
That is so true
@@keemoify 12 pm to 1 am
@@keemoify 9pm to 5am
@@keemoify 5 long f years
With night shift, there is no getting up to a blaring alarm to go sit in traffic for an hour and a half. There is no leaving before the sun comes up and arriving home exhausted from shift and traffic after dark. It does have benefits. It means never working Christmas or Thanksgiving. I am a hospice nurse working three 12-13 hour night shifts a week. Some weeks are harder than others. My alternative is 2-4 hours in traffic and going to work after a sleepless night. I also like the quiet of a night shift. My dogs like it better too. After I wake up we go for a walk. 🙂
That sounds manageable. I'm going to rotating shifts. It's 2 days, 3 nights back and forth like that. Rapid rotation. I'm dreading it!
I wish physicians would remember their times doing long hours and night shifts. I’ve worked 20 years 7pm to 7am. Yes it has affected many things with my life and health. It was easier when I was younger but it has caught up with me. I know it easy to say change jobs etc. but it is not that easy at times. Finally may have the chance to move to day shift soon, but it will be scary to adapt after all these years.
Can I ask you some questions though do you regularly get 7/9 hours sleep? Do you exercise regularly? Do you stick to a similar sleep wake pattern on days off? Are you in a high stress job? And finally how is your nutrition?
I'm 58 and have worked shift work beginning at 18 Army MPs. 3 years.Shipyard strait midz 9yrs .27 years now rotating shifts papermill.Best discovery I've found is 12hr shifts(off more than 6 months a year with vacation)and DDP yoga
I hate having to reverse my days on weekends to enjoy time with my family. Sometimes I am a zombie
I worked Sunday-Thursday off Fri sat for 9 years straight mids, brutal. then worked 25 years reverse southern swing now rotate 12s much better time off. Like you say trying to be a normal day person off days after being used to sleeping all day for 5 days sucks, cost me a marriage in large part.
I f***ing love it when an actual expert is a great lecturer. Very few of my professors were. She's amazing.
I came to this video looking for help...for good tips, but this is nothing I haven't heard already. I work 11p-7a....then have to attend nursing school from 8a-3:30p Mon-Fri. I'm so tired...depressed. I try to slepp after school, from 4-10....but I can't, I can only sleep for an hour or two....very light sleep. But I have to work, I have children to take care of and bills to pay.
That's an awful schedule. I hope you find a way to get more sleep and be healthier and happy.
God bless you..❤️🥺
Having worked 3 yrs of shiftwork in the oil industry so far I already had most of these down but still great info. Thanks
I'm going on a 4 on 4 off rotating night to day shift schedule in the oil industry. Any tips?
I play rain sounds on a tv and I cover it so its light wont bug me , just finished my first graveyard shift week and it might sound weird but I like it and I am sure that when i am done adjusting it will be be even better, some days i havnt been able to sleep more than 3 hours and at night i end up paying the price for it, so yeah key word its sleep.thumbs up.
Hello how’s it going for you now?
After 4 years in a 2-shift production line I got a burnout and was unemployed for 8 months.. I was so disgusted by 2-shift work (have also worked 3-shifts) that I rejected a job that offered me 2650€ / month after taxes.. That's academic grade salary in Germany and I'm not even that.. Good money but you can keep that. I went for an IT Junior job for almost half the money compared to the aforementioned.
Stay away from shift work it harms your health! makes you feel tired constantly.
This is not helpful to those of us who support our families with shift work. I am a hospice nurse on my third consecutive night shift.
Well some of us has to the work nobody wants to do, as a security guard I have to work specially at night
You know, I think we would if we could.
@@13nlsc We appreciate your service
i worked shift work I felt suicidal its hellish
I have the opposite problem that I am looking a solution for, I work 40 hours a week from 11 PM to 7 am, when I get a few things done at home at 7:30 I go to sleep about 9:30 to 10 am. Here is the problem I have been encountering, I have been on many of these days, not waking up till the next morning between 3:00 am and 6:00 am. I sleep so long that I wake up not even knowing what day it is. This is crazy, way too much sleep; and on top of it I do not really feel truly rested.
Get a sleep study done
This happens with me too..
wake up at 6am? where do I sign? i have to wake up at 4am.
I wake up at 5 when I start my shift at 7.
@@Idellle i wake up at 4 some day i have come from home to start up again from 9 pm
I wake up at 4:45 to start the 5:30 shift lol 😁
I used to wake up 03:50 , leave home 04:20 and start working 05:00.. Misery galore
Welding glasses lol!!
Albeit this was an ok presentation, and like so many its aimed at the professional, I'm not one of them, I am the bottem of the heap, A wardsman/Orderly and we do have to think and sometime for others no matter how professional they think they are. My rotating roster is 7 day shifts (7am to 3pm) two days off, 7 night shifts (10pm to 6am) Five days off, 5 afternoon shifts (3pm to 11pm) Two days off and back to the seven days (rinse and repeat) and by the way that first day of my 5 days off after nights I finish work at 6am, so potenional Zombie for at least 3 days of five give or take. And as you get older it dosen't get eaiser.
Stew, that's a brutal schedule in my opinion and you folks are some of the most important people in the system. And, I just wanted to say that I appreciate you.
How about we just outlaw shift work?? Its a dumb idea in the first place
Wish we could. It's definitley not natural and a product of this modern world we live in.
I like the way you think!
House on fire, there's a shooting or a break in, babies are being born, medical emergencies, car accidents, must deliver (x products) before business opens, etc. The global economy waits for no one. You snooze, you loose essentially. You can't control others, but you can control yourself, if you can handle night shifts or not, then get a day job whatever works for you.
I'm hospital worker. The next time you have an emergency outside of regular 9-5 hours , stop and think about that dumbass comment you posted. If your house is on fire at 2 am should an automated voice on the phone tell you to call back during regular working hours? People like me sacrifice ourselves, our health, families etc for UNGRATEFUL sons of bitches like you. Shift work exists because it's necessary.
@@483cherryblossom that was so unnecessary, i work night shifts too,but we have our reasons, you dont do it for anyone but yourself, sure we offer value but please dont make it about anyone else
I LOVED THE PRESENTATİON BUT WHAT KİND OF PANT? SKİRT IT İS
Wouldnt caffeine burn through your gland?
Thank you for this video. I've been looking for this precise information for ages
Working 10-6 here
Best #1 tip for shift work? DON’T!
I here ya.but remember police doctors fireman.Ive worked shift work since 18 im 58 have no college I made 84000 last year papermill and live in a rural low cost area allegheny highlands of VA
@@jd218 Right! I work at a power plant and the money is too good to quit. I also don't have a trade ticket so hard to get a job elsewhere.
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Will modafinil work?
Today I'm starting with my first nightshift ever .. 7 in a row! God help me
I worked reverse southern swing 25 years 7days 4 off 7 midze 2 off 7 evenings 1 off.start days again in other words work 14 outta 15 days to get a 4 day break.Im telling you 12hour shifts off 14 out of 28 days work less than 6 months a year with your vacation.peopke cry like baby's till you work them then they never want to go back to 8s
2230hrs,ex,0050hrs,0330hrs,0450hrs...days off then some more all over the place sign on times...been doing this for over 30 years.
what about taking sleep pills before sleep in the morning.Is it a good idea???
The point of child abuse video to start off?
I need to get these glasses
4:25 I'm walking 15 minutes from my job home, no way to avoid sunlight.
Hope you have a vehicle now!
@@GucciButNotGuilty Problem is I live downtown so finding a parking space will take up 10 minutes than I have to walk also, so no point really.
@@sorsorsor11 If you're still doing your night shift and this is still relevant, did you ever try using some killer orange shades?
@@iatu6007 loooooong time I quit it. And no, I never tried, might had worked though.
One thing I found much later was Nytol. Or any similar thing, that thing is magic. Melatoning did nothing for me. Didn't help to sleep at all, made me groggy and super sleepy the next day. But nytol or any similar product with the same chemical knocks me out in 1 hour. No side effect no groggyness, no sleepyness, no 'addiction' and if I use it every day I don't even build up tolerance. Amazing stuff.
@@sorsorsor11 I’ll look into it, thanks for the advice!
Jan clearly woke up late and got dressed in the dark ..!
WTF is she wearing ..!
yeah but... she's kinda overweight. is this legit ?