Crappy shifts

snowcraig2.0

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Nov 2, 2007
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Anyone else here work a crappy shift? I work 4pm to 6am Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. I am hating life right now since I am going to miss the spring game tomorrow. Who else is in my boat?
 
D.J'ed 6-midnight at a local radio station one summer. was able to do whatever i wanted as the only one there.
 
I worked third shift for about three years right out of college and loved it. No way was I getting on days right away and second shift is a complete social life killer. I had my weeks of not being able to sleep and then not being able to stay awake at work but I think everyone who works 3rd gets those at times. I didnt usually require much sleep so I'd always be up from 6pm Thursday night until 2-3am Saturday after going out Friday night....almost a three day weekend every week if you can stay up or survive off a small nap Friday morning. 3rd shift is great in the winter too when there isnt much to do outside and it always seems dark and gloomy.....summer is a different story though.
 
My first job out of college I got bumped around on the shifts a lot. I can sympathize man.
 
I used to work 7pm to 4am sunday-thursday. It feels like you are among the dead. You have to get beer the night before cause nothing is open till six, and you feel like a real lush when your in the bar at 7 every morning!
 
Always worked 3pm-11:00 or midnight, friday and saturday nights, on top of 30 hours at another job, but the friday saturday job at the restaurant killed my social life in high school for awhile but i was really reeling in some nice cash
 
My hours aren't too bad, but I do work 2.5 hours away from home. I only end up home for 9 days a month on average. That sucks. I used to do the overnight thing and I still don't think my body has adjusted in the years since I have been back on a "regular" shift. I can stay up later much easier than I can get up in the early AM, all because I worked 11pm - 7am for a year.
 

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