the graveyard shift

[perrygetz1*]

I've been working the graveyard shift for the last 6 years as security for a hotel in Los Angeles. A lot of my friends always ask "how do you do it?" The answer is very simple. Because it's the easiest shift. The graveyard shift is the world's best kept secret. It's great because I work alone, all the guests (for the most part) are asleep, management is gone and to top it all off I make a $2 more than the day guys. Anyone else work the graveyard shift?

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[irunthepeg]

my cousin was doing that for a while at Home Depot, I assume the pay was a bit better but nothing like alienating all of your social life because all your friends and family are sleeping when you're awake... don't think I could ever sacrifice that for more $$$ but live and let live so I hope you enjoy it

 

[perrygetz1*]

my cousin was doing that for a while at Home Depot, I assume the pay was a bit better but nothing like alienating all of your social life because all your friends and family are sleeping when you're awake... don't think I could ever sacrifice that for more $$$ but live and let live so I hope you enjoy it

I also forgot to mention I am married with 2 kids. When I get home in the morning my wife is already at work and the kids are at school so I'm able to sleep in the morning. When they get home I'm waking up. We spend 5-6 hours together, have dinner, watch a movies, etc. and when they all head to sleep, I leave for work. It actually works really well.

 

[irunthepeg]

I also forgot to mention I am married with 2 kids. When I get home in the morning my wife is already at work and the kids are at school so I'm able to sleep in the morning. When they get home I'm waking up. We spend 5-6 hours together, have dinner, watch a movies, etc. and when they all head to sleep, I leave for work. It actually works really well.

hm I guess yeah that could work, hey if it works for you

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

 

[KaseMeOutside]

i did it for 8 months, it sucked because i could never sleep`

 

[Hammettf2b]

I've done it before for a couple of months and didn't like it at all. I hated trying to sleep during the day.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

 

[themightyquinn]

I did it for a summer a few years back. It has it's good parts and it's bad parts.

It also depends on how you sleep. You either:

a) work, then stay up through the morning and go to bed in the afternoon and essentially use your alarm at night to "wake up" and go to work. Benefits are you're refreshed and much easier to get through the night. Cons are you miss your social life, sports, etc.

b) work, then go to bed as soon as you get home. Get up in the mid afternoon and then you can do things like meet friends and family for dinner (or breakfast to you), watch sports, go out to a movie, etc. They go to bed, you go to work. Sucks at the end of your shift in the morning though when you just want to go to bed.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

i did it a bit before when i was younger

weird feeling to come home at like 8 am and have beer and steak lol

 

[Goonzilla]

I work rotating shifts; and a lot less 'graveyard' shifts than I once did, but I've done it a long time.

I can't imagine though what it would be like to work those hours permanently, always the night shift. Yeah there can be some advantages, but there are plenty of cons.

If you're easily distracted or have other stuff on during the day, it's very easy to not get enough sleep and get really tired, which can create risks like making mistakes or falling asleep.

Shift workers tend to suffer a few health problems down the track too; it can run a bit of time off your (life) clock.

..and yeah it can look a little strange hitting the bars with your team at breakfast time. Breakfast of champions.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I work rotating shifts; and a lot less 'graveyard' shifts than I once did, but I've done it a long time.

I can't imagine though what it would be like to work those hours permanently, always the night shift. Yeah there can be some advantages, but there are plenty of cons.

If you're easily distracted or have other stuff on during the day, it's very easy to not get enough sleep and get really tired, which can create risks like making mistakes or falling asleep.

Shift workers tend to suffer a few health problems down the track too; it can run a bit of time off your (life) clock.

..and yeah it can look a little strange hitting the bars with your team at breakfast time. Breakfast of champions.

i eat beer for breakfast every day

 

[Goonzilla]

i eat beer for breakfast every day

I eat Green Berets for breakfast.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I eat Green Berets for breakfast.

i got kicked out of boy scouts for eating a brownie

 

[Goonzilla]

Did you eat a mandarin?

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Did you eat a mandarin?

citrus fruits irritate my full, voluptuous, sensitive, and pouty lips

 

[End of Line]

i did it for 8 months, it sucked because i could never sleep`

Same problem I had at my last job. I'd get off at 6am and I'd go home and just ****ing lay there forever.

 

[End on a Hinote]

I've been working the graveyard shift for the last 6 years as security for a hotel in Los Angeles. A lot of my friends always ask "how do you do it?" The answer is very simple. Because it's the easiest shift. The graveyard shift is the world's best kept secret. It's great because I work alone, all the guests (for the most part) are asleep, management is gone and to top it all off I make a $2 more than the day guys. Anyone else work the graveyard shift?

Every now and then I do.

And I agree, bloody awesome. Especially the extra couple bucks and hour and the lack of micro managers.

 

[MAHJ71]

Did it for 2 years while working for a newspaper company.. Tried to figure out a solid sleep schedule but never really did.

Social life definitely suffered - and also lead to skipping a lot of college classes

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Graveyard shifts are life

People are annoying

 

[beowulf]

Working in law enforcement I've had to do them here and there over three years when I was in the field and it killed me I tell ya when I had to.

 

[10coach*]

I've been working the graveyard shift for the last 6 years as security for a hotel in Los Angeles. A lot of my friends always ask "how do you do it?" The answer is very simple. Because it's the easiest shift. The graveyard shift is the world's best kept secret. It's great because I work alone, all the guests (for the most part) are asleep, management is gone and to top it all off I make a $2 more than the day guys. Anyone else work the graveyard shift?

Graveyard shift is good for the lazy and introverts.

 

[Goonzilla]

Working in law enforcement I've had to do them here and there over three years when I was in the field and it killed me I tell ya when I had to.

I used to love it when I was younger because that was when a lot of the exciting stuff happened; and when you came off it, you had several days off, which was awesome from extra-curricular interests. You can go play golf or go skiiing and do other stuff, shopping or whatever when every other sucker is at work and it's quieter or there's no queues.

Not so keen now; and fortunately do very few 'graveyards', but I still love working shifts. I can go hit the ice in the daytime and the place is empty sometimes.

 

[Mad Brills*]

Sounds weird, but I hate jobs where I do nothing, such as watching over something.

Having jobs that require tasks are better for me, since I'm engaged with the work. and time goes by much quickly.

 

[Goonzilla]

Sounds weird, but I hate jobs where I do nothing, such as watching over something.

Having jobs that require tasks are better for me, since I'm engaged with the work. and time goes by much quickly.

That's the same for any job, regardless of the time of day.