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Have you done shift work? I worked 3rd (11-7) and then 2nd (3-11) shifts a couple years ago. You don't end up 'having sunlight in...free time instead of work t

Have you done shift work? I worked 3rd (11-7) and then 2nd (3-11) shifts a couple years ago. You don't end up 'having sunlight in...free time instead of work time' unless you are sacrificing sleep for it on 3rd shift. I had a short commute and was able to get reasonable sleep most of the time, in about a year I made 1 driving decision I'd call 'bad', and that was just pulling out somewhat aggressively in front of light traffic (I started taking a route that didn't have that decision after that).

brewdad 5y ago
Growing up, my Dad had a few years working odd shifts. 3rd shift was the hardest on him physically as he had a really hard time sleeping during daylight hours. 2nd shift was the one that made him demand a return to 1st shift. There was about 18 months where I lived in the same house as him and literally never saw him. He would leave before I returned from school and arrive home after we were asleep. In the mornings, we'd be off to school again before he woke up. Combined with him having to work 3 of 4 weekends a month, it was hard on all of us. He did what he needed to provide for us and I am grateful but I'm more grateful that he's enjoying a decent retirement today.
- maxerickson 5y ago
  Yeah, I was able to sleep pretty well and don't have kids. There were definitely people on 3rd so that they could see/help with their kids more. I switched to 2nd because the sleep schedule isn't offset during off time, but it would be a lot harder if that meant not seeing your family much of the time.
- actually_a_dog 5y ago
  Speaking of dads and third shift, I'm fully convinced that working 3rd shift for as many years as he did contributed too him developing diabetes.
myspy 5y ago
Night shift work in factories is also accompanied by unrealistic expectations. It's expected to work as efficient as during daylight shifts and personally I wasn't able to achieve that. A couple of people did that, but I don't think that anything of this is healthy or good for the worker. Sleeping during the morning isn't that great, you need really good blinds and sometimes ear protection because it's loud out there. If we were build to work during the night, we would have headlights instead of eyes was a pretty good union slogan during my time. I'm happy I moved on but would think it would be better for everyone to not work during the night as during the day.

brewdad 5y ago

Growing up, my Dad had a few years working odd shifts. 3rd shift was the hardest on him physically as he had a really hard time sleeping during daylight hours. 2nd shift was the one that made him demand a return to 1st shift. There was about 18 months where I lived in the same house as him and literally never saw him. He would leave before I returned from school and arrive home after we were asleep. In the mornings, we'd be off to school again before he woke up. Combined with him having to work 3 of 4 weekends a month, it was hard on all of us. He did what he needed to provide for us and I am grateful but I'm more grateful that he's enjoying a decent retirement today.

maxerickson 5y ago
Yeah, I was able to sleep pretty well and don't have kids. There were definitely people on 3rd so that they could see/help with their kids more. I switched to 2nd because the sleep schedule isn't offset during off time, but it would be a lot harder if that meant not seeing your family much of the time.
actually_a_dog 5y ago
Speaking of dads and third shift, I'm fully convinced that working 3rd shift for as many years as he did contributed too him developing diabetes.

myspy 5y ago

Night shift work in factories is also accompanied by unrealistic expectations. It's expected to work as efficient as during daylight shifts and personally I wasn't able to achieve that. A couple of people did that, but I don't think that anything of this is healthy or good for the worker. Sleeping during the morning isn't that great, you need really good blinds and sometimes ear protection because it's loud out there. If we were build to work during the night, we would have headlights instead of eyes was a pretty good union slogan during my time. I'm happy I moved on but would think it would be better for everyone to not work during the night as during the day.