Does anyone here work a job on the midnight shift?

[Postman]

[rug]

1. Skittles.

[Postman]

2. Skittles?

Huh?

[rug]

3. Yes, Skittles. You've seen her post here.

If you deny it she'll kick your ass.

[KG]

4. she works at night so she can her ass-kicking in while it's light out.

[rug]

5. I think she is actually a vampire. No one has seen her in daylight.

[Skittles]

17. I've kicked some daylight ass, on occasion

on very RARE occasions :D

[Mike 03]

6. I used to work the night shift as a film editor and production

assistant on films. But not for more than three or four months at a time. But I do get up at two in the morning nowadays to work, although that is just because I like it.

[Connonym]

7. I do

usually hanging in here half the night

[ElsewheresDaughter]

8. ......

[Jamastiene]

12. That is EXACTLY what my yard used to look like when

I burned catnip in an ashtray. I was in a small building behind the house that doubled as a ginormous bong for experiments in my youth. I stepped outside and smoke billowed out. I looked around and that picture is basically what I saw.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

14. that would def bring them around LOL

[mwooldri]

9. My shift end time is 1:30am.

Though frequently i work later than that and get home even later.

Mark.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

10. I work 11 to 7

Yes, it sucks. I have no life. Why do you ask?

[Postman]

11. I'm gonna to be going to the night shift...

any survival strategy suggestions?

[buzzycrumbhunger]

13. Condolences

I originally started because there was a minimal shift differential and newly single, I was desperate. Thankfully, I'm naturally a night owl, but now I'm locked into it because it's so hard to find people willing to work the shift that they' won't let me change.

I basically work all night and sleep all day. Compounding my problem is that I exclusively telecommute, so I'm basically a prisoner in my home for about six days a week (I work Sun. night to Fri. morning). If I were agoraphobic, it would be ideal. I have a dark BR (as in navy blue walls and curtains) and use a noisemaker to block out everything from phones to the lawn guy. (Bad side effect is that I'm prone to fall asleep like Reagan at a state dinner any time I'm in a noisy place, like an airport. . .) I can't deviate from my routine on my days off or it messes me up for the next week, so I end up having to shop at WM half the time because it's the only way to get groceries in the house at 3 am. I don't have a social life because the only other people up when I am are drunks and horny teenagers on a condom run.

For some reason, it feels like I have fewer hours in the day for RL than when I worked a day job. Doesn't help that I'm also trying to take classes online, which often feels like a second FT job. (Eventually, the classes are supposed to lead to a different field with double the pay and "normal" hours.)

If you're young, it's undoubtedly easier. If you have a partner--and especially one who works the opposite hours--it's extremely tough. I think the best advice is to establish a routine so you don't end up sleep-deprived. Don't rely on caffeine to power you through. Flipflop your meals so you still eat properly instead of grazing all night, and take a good multivite. At least if your moniker is an indication, you'll actually be getting out of the house and working around other people, so I suspect it won't be too bad. It will still be like living in a parallel universe, but hopefully you'll find there are more positives than not. Advice-wise, I suppose I was forced to dwell on the negatives, but there are some perks. It's generally a more mellow group of coworkers and less stress on the job, and when I break free on the weekend and have to deal with crowds and traffic, I have to admit I'm a little thankful to miss out on all that.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

15. my RN daughter makes $4 more an hr pulling the graveyard shift

[Skittles]

16. I work all night, 5 PM to 5 AM

[Franzia]

18. I work the DuPont schedule, a.k.a. 7-day long change.

It is a rotating 12-hour shift.

4 nights, 3 days, 3 nights, 4 days, then a week off every month.

12 vacations a year, baby!