3rd shift

[Azanne07]

I get paid an extra 6% for working 3rd shift its a little over 60 cents an hour.

right now my shifts are either 9 to 1:30 am which isn't that bad for sleep or 9 to 5:30 am which are hard on my sleep with having 2 toddlers at home.

One of my co-workers is at risk of either quitting or being fired. and I told my supervisor that I would take her place if she left because with all her calls in I am usually taking her shift anyhow.

Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy agreeing to work 9 to 530 4 or 5 days a week when I only get like 4 hours of sleep on those nights.

I get to work full time for the next 3 months at another position in the housekeeping department starting next month but that job allows me to go in sooner and then come home sooner I wont be as sleepy.

I am almost 30 years old and this job for the most part works for me and I wish things just would stay the same. and I am frankly scared that if I went looking for another job that I wouldn't like what I have found and I would regret leaving.

[countrygirl12]

I get paid an extra 6% for working 3rd *bleep* its a little over 60 cents an hour.

right now my shifts are either 9 to 1:30 am which isn't that bad for sleep or 9 to 5:30 am which are hard on my sleep with having 2 toddlers at home.

One of my co-workers is at risk of either quitting or being fired. and I told my supervisor that I would take her place if she left because with all her calls in I am usually taking her shift anyhow.

Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy agreeing to work 9 to 530 4 or 5 days a week when I only get like 4 hours of sleep on those nights.

I get to work full time for the next 3 months at another position in the housekeeping department starting next month but that job allows me to go in sooner and then come home sooner I wont be as sleepy.

I am almost 30 years old and this job for the most part works for me and I wish things just would stay the same. and I am frankly scared that if I went looking for another job that I wouldn't like what I have found and I would regret leaving.

9 to 5 is ONLY an 8 hour shift.  If you like the job and the hours work for you then why are you complaining? Most people these days seem to hate their job and are not happy.

[freedavis]

The third shift is the hardest shift to adjust too.  I used t work that in data center and was hard body adjust to resting.

[Azanne07]

I get paid an extra 6% for working 3rd *bleep* its a little over 60 cents an hour.

right now my shifts are either 9 to 1:30 am which isn't that bad for sleep or 9 to 5:30 am which are hard on my sleep with having 2 toddlers at home.

One of my co-workers is at risk of either quitting or being fired. and I told my supervisor that I would take her place if she left because with all her calls in I am usually taking her shift anyhow.

Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy agreeing to work 9 to 530 4 or 5 days a week when I only get like 4 hours of sleep on those nights.

I get to work full time for the next 3 months at another position in the housekeeping department starting next month but that job allows me to go in sooner and then come home sooner I wont be as sleepy.

I am almost 30 years old and this job for the most part works for me and I wish things just would stay the same. and I am frankly scared that if I went looking for another job that I wouldn't like what I have found and I would regret leaving.

9 to 5 is ONLY an 8 hour shift.  If you like the job and the hours work for you then why are you complaining? Most people these days seem to hate their job and are not happy.

I really don't call this complaining its a conflict. I love my job but I also love my sleep. I am praying and hoping that my one co-worker doesn't leave.

my job conflicts with my family life. if I had no kids no boyfriend my job would be perfect.

but I am waiting for the day I crash my car because I am too tired to drive home because I don't have enough sleep.

[camellia0]

It is really hard on the body when you work overnight. And when you want to do things during the day, but you are too tired, that makes it difficult. Just  decide whether you want to work overnight or daylight hours. Money is good, but we all want to work the same hours as our friends.

[ricdsm]

I'm too old for that sort of shift work.  My hat is off to you if you can do that.

[pkrahmer]

there is no way I could work third shift and I don't have kids.
I think that continuing to work that shift will take a huge toll on your health so please be careful

[Azanne07]

It is really hard on the body when you work overnight. And when you want to do things during the day, but you are too tired, that makes it difficult. Just  decide whether you want to work overnight or daylight hours. Money is good, but we all want to work the same hours as our friends.

I don't really have friends the closest thing to friends is my 3rd shift co workers

[breazybu]

I physically can't work 3rd shift. I have issues with my mood and circadian rythm. My dr has put me onto a light box and I have to have a very strict schedule of when I prep for sleep, go to sleep, wake up, etc. I do wish that they would eradicate 3rd shift for nonessential companies. And, while we're at it, stop having Black Friday and other holiday sales. It's just not fair to families to not be able to have the same schedule as most people. Cable/Satellite companies don't need to be open 24/7, neither do restaurants, clothes shopping centers, etc. Missing out on holidays sucks, but missing out on your child's school functions or issues because you're asleep is just not fair. I understand Hospitals staying open, as well as some dentists' offices, but there is no need to take people away from their families just because a large chain corporation wants to make a few more bucks. Humans weren't meant to stay up at night and sleep all day. It's been clinically proven. Some people have adapted to it, but most of the human population hasn't/can't.

[dreamyxo]

Try to go for a more regular schedule if you can.  Studies have been made showing people who work nigh shits have a higher risk of health problems.

https://futurism.com/working-nights-could-be-destroying-your-health/

Working Nights Could Be Destroying Your Health

About 15 million Americans work the night shift, disrupting their Circadian rhythms for work, sometimes over the long term. This puts them at greater risk for obesity, mental health problems, cancer, and industrial accidents.
Circadian Rhythms

Anyone who’s had to pull an all-nighter knows that staying up too late or working many hours through the night can feel worse than it seems like it should. After all, it’s just a few more hours, just a different time of day, right? Biologists now think that working through the night comes with negative effects because it disturbs our circadian rhythms, poorly understood internal sources of timing that can be affected by external cues such as temperature and light.

In fact, these cellular cycles have evolved as an inherent part of every plant and animal on Earth — even some bacteria. They control various critical processes, shutting energy off and starting it up again based on the planet’s 24 hour cycle of daylight and night. Circadian rhythms are intimately involved with everything from our cognition to how we gain weight to which time of the night or day is the best time for any given activity. These cycles are naturally synchronized within our bodies and the natural environment, but in our modern world, we are fighting them tooth and nail — usually without even realizing it.

[kdemers0]

Wow....that is crazy

[JaniceSW]

I know a few people who work third shift and can do it without problem.  The thing is their children are grown.  One is unmarried and the other has a supportive spouse.  They both sleep about 5-6 hours during the day.  The one that is unmarried seems to always make up sleep by sleeping one day each week practically the whole day.  This person says he needs it by then.  Both these people are over 45 years and seem to thrive working third shift.

The thing is there are no children at home, one does not have a spouse, and the other has a spouse who just doesn't mind.  In fact, the spouse often stays up very late and then sleeps part of the time the other one does.  (This spouse is collecting SSDI.) What I am trying to get across is that you may just have to try it and see if you can adjust.  Before you take a permanent, full-time third shift maybe you should talk it over with your main support, ask your supervisor what happens if you just can't adjust and need to go back on a more regular schedule, and maybe make a practical list on paper of the pros and cons.  Leave the list out and think about these issues for several days, adding to the negatives and positives as they come to mind.  After a review of the list and talking to the main people involved, maybe you will be able to decide what is best for you and your family, not your job.

[jkhanson]

Currently my husband works the 7pm to 7am shift so he is awake all night.  I work the 7am to 7pm shift.  We are at the same company.

When we are scheduled so that we are each other's replacement, then we basically only see each other for 5-10 minutes at shift change time. 

I do not like that when we are scheduled like that.

I do think it is hard on his body also.  He ends sleeping a lot when I have the day off.  There is no easy answer.

[sak4kat]

You are very fortunate to like the hours and work you do.  Many do complain about it and it takes a special someone to work 3rd shift.  I've never done it myself.  But the company I work for also gives 3rd shifters a $0.60 hourly bump.  My position already does that as it's a niche.  I would love to work a partial 3rd shift if allowed.  I could get so much more done without customer and associate interruptions.  Hey maybe I should pitch that?

[dogsleash]

i am crazy too and i would do it i work 6 days a week 3 to 4 jobs to make ends meet .