Shifts

[The one 8,463]

At work we work three ten hour night shift and when we finish at seven am on the fourth day we start back at two pm and do three back shifts from two till nine pm then we do three earlies seven am till two pm Now I liked the shift the first back shift done a few beers and you where pissed it was a cheap night as you where so tired then the other back sifts you could do something in the morning till lunch time and in the evening with a nine pm finish , and on early you had all afternoon after two pm to do what you wanted .

But works done a survey and that shift patterns the worst out the lot and can knock ten years off your live and affect your sleep pattern .

 

So as of October I'm going on to twelve hour shifts four on four off , I don't fancy the longer shifts but one guy who left after getting a Monday to Friday day shift job said it took five years for his sleep pattern to return to normal ?

 

Anybody do anything the same ??.

[Blackdog92 2,047]

Lambing time I havE to do the day and night shift. Up at 4:30am till about 8:00pm den up at 11:30pm to check sheep then back up again at 2:00am 7 days a week

 

It takes it out of you I'm glad it's only a couple months of the year.

[Mister Gain 1,764]

At work we work three ten hour night shift and when we finish at seven am on the fourth day we start back at two pm and do three back shifts from two till nine pm then we do three earlies seven am till two pm Now I liked the shift the first back shift done a few beers and you where pissed it was a cheap night as you where so tired then the other back sifts you could do something in the morning till lunch time and in the evening with a nine pm finish , and on early you had all afternoon after two pm to do what you wanted .

But works done a survey and that shift patterns the worst out the lot and can knock ten years off your live and affect your sleep pattern .

 

So as of October I'm going on to twelve hour shifts four on four off , I don't fancy the longer shifts but one guy who left after getting a Monday to Friday day shift job said it took five years for his sleep pattern to return to normal ?

 

Anybody do anything the same ??.

 

Afraid I can relate to that. I did 35 years of 'all over the place' shifts, and I retired 7 years ago. My body clock is still f**ked. No matter what time I go to bed, I wake up anywhere from 0230 onwards, normally about 0330-0400. Being retired it doesn't matter that much I suppose. Only time I sleep till about 0600 is if I don't get in from hunting 'til about 0100..

[colint5 47]

my old man was much the same. he done 30 years constant night shift, 8pm-8am. Took early retirement at 61 (if you call that early), he's 77 now and still rumbles about at night , but i think his long lie in's are getting longer.

[whiteracer 258]

Just finished my 12 hour night shift and laying in bed trying to wind down, i hate it been doing 4 on 4 off nights for the past 15 years

 

On my nights off I can't sleep and have to take sleeping pills, on my nights at work trying to sleep in the day is a nightmare!! My body clock is all over the place

 

My first and second nights at work I get really bad stomach ache and the sh*ts, third night I feel run down and tired and on my fourth I am just starting to feel better then it's my four nights off..... My body just can't seem to get the hang of it

 

There is no day shift where I work it's all nights so it's a case of put up and shut up!

 

Working 12 hour nights isn't for everyone!!

[whiteracer 258]

Mind you saying that on a plus side - if you book 4 nights holiday you get 12 nights off!!

[mattyg1086 52]

I do 14 hours Friday and Saturday night then 12 hours Sunday and Monday night every week. It used to be 15 hours every night and I have a 45 minute drive each end. I used to be shagged all week. I'm a bit better now with the fewer hours but it still takes a couple of days to get back to normal then ur back in work again. Totally messes you up. I read that night shifts are bad for your health and can give heart problems

[J Darcy 5,871]

I used to work rotating shifts, lates, earlies, nights= and it really knocks you out. Took me about a year before i could actually feel my bodyclock getting back on track. Shifts cause many medical problems and stress too. I'm surprised they haven't tried to ban them!

[bird 9,863]

Just finished my 12 hour night shift and laying in bed trying to wind down, i hate it been doing 4 on 4 off nights for the past 15 years

 

On my nights off I can't sleep and have to take sleeping pills, on my nights at work trying to sleep in the day is a nightmare!! My body clock is all over the place

 

My first and second nights at work I get really bad stomach ache and the sh*ts, third night I feel run down and tired and on my fourth I am just starting to feel better then it's my four nights off..... My body just can't seem to get the hang of it

 

There is no day shift where I work it's all nights so it's a case of put up and shut up!

 

Working 12 hour nights isn't for everyone!!

I was the same with bad stomach probs , Ive always had sensitive gut even now , one day solid next loose get fed up with it. I worked at Goodyear - tyre/builder for 15 months 3 shifts =mornings, 7-2 afternoons 2-10 ,nights 10-7 , morning no prob just bit tired , afternoons ok but you always got your mind on the clock what ever you were doing or going, nights was ok suppose , but 3am -4.30am for some reason used get very tired at that time, then feck me 6 .30am was full awake. get home 7.30 am cup of tea then tried to go to sleep no way, tried 1pm - 6.30pm to go to sleep bit better , but as said my gut were bad so in the end packed it up got day job, lost money but gut bit better only just though , my wife said your guts were like that 30 years ago when we got married , think she was missing the money lol, but she was right, my old man had sensitive gut as well must be genetic thing .?

[nothernlite 18,076]

Work takes to much out you I'm up 4 am walk the dogs head off at 5.30am start work at 7 am finish at 6.30 pm f get home about 7.30 walk the dogs for a hour then food and bed then all over again fecking sick of it very phisycal jod getting to much

[bird 9,863]

Work takes to much out you I'm up 4 am walk the dogs head off at 5.30am start work at 7 am finish at 6.30 pm f get home about 7.30 walk the dogs for a hour then food and bed then all over again fecking sick of it very phisycal jod getting to much

fair play to you mate for sticking at it , lots wouldn't .! iam 62 now so done my bit, let the young blokes have go I reckon. its hard finding work to day with good wages , my son a office worker money ok not a lot, but his mrs works as well so they get by ..

[Accip74 7,112]

Have to agree, never done shifts, but I have done 12 hours days or more sometimes.....physical work......people used to say to me 'ah, but it keeps you fit'......fcuk off it sucks the life out of you!

[Waz 4,252]

Been doing it for about 5 years, needed the work due to the global downturn!

Self employed before, the shifts arent too bad. Its the asslicks i cant stomach.

[saluki bulls 118]

I work 4 on 4 off and love it. Do 2 12hr days 7am to 7pm then have 24hrs off and do 2 12hr nyt shifts 7pm to 7am.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

I work 10 1/2 hour shifts, 4 on 2 off, 7.45am til 6.15pm, lose most weekends and the hourly rate is not too clever but it gets me by, also in the open air all the time and not boxed into some factory so can't grumble too much really. A lottery windfall would be nice!