working graveyard shift sucks balls

[judochoke]

im working from 10 pm to 10 am, 4 days a week. it sucks big time. i get to the gym after working 12 hours, work out for 50 minutes and go home and eat and go to sleep. sucks
but at least i have a job

[Raymondo]

I would love to able to work such hours. I would avoid all the people and get tons of shit done.

[The Showstoppa]

The world needs ditch diggers too. 

[Meaningless]

Goto the gym before you start or on your days off

[Devon97]

Are you a Cop?

[Mr Nobody]

I would love to able to work such hours. I would avoid all the people and get tons of shit done.

X2.

[WOOO]

work sucks then you die...  <==== not news

[oldtimer1]

I worked crazy hours for so many years. I found working the grave yard it was better to work out prior to work not after. When you come home just go right to bed. Wake up prior to work and get your workout in. If you workout after you are so wired you have to stay up for hours. I don't care what anyone says it's unhealthy and unnatural to stay awake all night and sleep in the daytime. No wonder cops drop dead so young nation wide. I bet sleep deprivation is a major contributor.

Then on your days off you start gravitating toward sleeping nights making everything worse.

[Everhard]

II don't care what anyone says it's unhealthy and unnatural to stay awake all night and sleep in the daytime.

Yes sir!!!!!

[arce1988]

I don't care what anyone says it's unhealthy and unnatural to stay awake all night and sleep in the daytime. No wonder cops drop dead so young nation wide. I bet sleep deprivation is a major contributor.

^

[arce1988]

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/sleep/articles/2009/12/04/6-ways-to-make-working-the-night-shift-less-hazardous-to-your-health

[240 is Back]

yeah, my old schedule (before becoming a parent) was this:

Work 8pm to 4am every night.

Sleep 4am-11am.  Gym noon to 1.

Home from 1-8: Hang out with chick, shop, relax, a little work, the usual stuff.

Then 8pm rolls around, chick goes to sleep, and I begin 8 hours of uninterrupted work time.  I loved it.  I still work close to that now.  There are a lot of distractions during the day.  At night, it's work, tv in background, maybe netflix, and just kick ass uninterrupted.

[oldtimer1]

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/sleep/articles/2009/12/04/6-ways-to-make-working-the-night-shift-less-hazardous-to-your-health

When I was working nights I remember all the studies like the above that just amounted to nonsense. I remember going to a seminars that work made us attend where a nutritionist told us when to eat carbohydrates and when to emphasize protein according to the shift you worked. Just nonsense. Man is made to sleep at night and be awake in the day time. No psychological, diet or nap tricks will fix the unhealthy practice of fighting sleep 6 in the morning from being awake all night then driving home exhausted. The only thing that helps is going to sleep for 20 minutes and it will give you a couple of hours refreshment but you could get fired for doing that on many night shift jobs.

Military, cops, nurses, and a few other occupations will know what I'm talking about. Work a year of night shift and it will effect your health.

[Hurricane Beef !]

im working from 10 pm to 10 am, 4 days a week. it sucks big time. i get to the gym after working 12 hours, work out for 50 minutes and go home and eat and go to sleep. sucks
but at least i have a job

Are you admitting to sucking someones balls on the graveyard shift?

THE BEEF

[judochoke]

i dont know if its affecting my health, but it sucks. i have been on this shift for 10 months. i want to start testrone replacement injections , but im thinking im going to wait until i get off this graveyard shift.
not a cop, i baby sit a huge ammonia system refrigeration system. so im not really doing much work. still sucks at age 56.

[Thin Lizzy]

X2.

It sounds good, but, you just don't sleep the same during the day and you end up in a constant state of irritable sleep deprivation. Did it before. Would only do it again in the absence of another option.

[99 Bananas]

When I was working nights I remember all the studies like the above that just amounted to nonsense. I remember going to a seminars that work made us attend where a nutritionist told us when to eat carbohydrates and when to emphasize protein according to the shift you worked. Just nonsense. Man is made to sleep at night and be awake in the day time. No psychological, diet or nap tricks will fix the unhealthy practice of fighting sleep 6 in the morning from being awake all night then driving home exhausted. The only thing that helps is going to sleep for 20 minutes and it will give you a couple of hours refreshment but you could get fired for doing that on many night shift jobs.

Military, cops, nurses, and a few other occupations will know what I'm talking about. Work a year of night shift and it will effect your health.

It doesn't take a special occupation to know of circadian rhythm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm

[ESFitness]

yeah, my old schedule (before becoming a parent) was this:

Work 8pm to 4am every night.

Sleep 4am-11am.  Gym noon to 1.

Home from 1-8: Hang out with chick, shop, relax, a little work, the usual stuff.

Then 8pm rolls around, chick goes to sleep, and I begin 8 hours of uninterrupted work time.  I loved it.  I still work close to that now.  There are a lot of distractions during the day.  At night, it's work, tv in background, maybe netflix, and just kick ass uninterrupted.

how do you work til 4am and sleep at 4am?

I work till midnight, but I don't get to bed till 3-4am and sleep till 10-11am, and back to work by 1230/1pm.. sucks.. but at least I make my own schedule, so I if i want the night off i just take it off.... but if i'm not working, i'm not making money.. like tomorrow, i'll be done at 6 and heading to sushi with pretty blond latina crossfit girl.. so that's $100 on food... plus the $100 i won't be making since i'm not working..   oh well...

[Thespritz0]

I've been working midnights for the past 14 years, it is NOT a problem if you regularly work out... you ALSO avoid rush hour traffic and all the "lunch time" bullshit!!!

[Wolfox]

If you work 12hr shifts its best to workout before you go to work. Eat your dinner 8 hrs into your shift that way you dont go home and pig out or have the urge to stop for fast food after you get off from work.

[240 is Back]

how do you work til 4am and sleep at 4am?

I work till midnight, but I don't get to bed till 3-4am and sleep till 10-11am, and back to work by 1230/1pm.. sucks.. but at least I make my own schedule, so I if i want the night off i just take it off.... but if i'm not working, i'm not making money.. like tomorrow, i'll be done at 6 and heading to sushi with pretty blond latina crossfit girl.. so that's $100 on food... plus the $100 i won't be making since i'm not working..   oh well...

I was doing web design from 8pm to 3 or 4 am... that's when I fell asleep.  I ramped down, doing planning, cleaning that last hour as I wore out.

When I play a gig until 1 am, yeah, it's hard but I'm usually out 30-45 minutes from walking in the door.  I time my sleep, caffeine consumption, meals, etc so that I know i'll collapse into bed by 230 or 3.  

I think it's healthy IF you are consistent, always get 7-8 hours of sleep (I get about 9 hours most nights now lol),  I think MANY people that work nights ALSO smoke, do shots at 2am, stay up watching tv til 10 am, etc.  Many late night jobs also come with bad habits.  I'm lifting at 7, chik parm at 8, gigging at 9, drinking a muscle milk at 12, and a V8 with maybe a half sandwich at 2am.  it's all about habits, healthy or not.

[Wolfox]

I was doing web design from 8pm to 3 or 4 am... that's when I fell asleep.  I ramped down, doing planning, cleaning that last hour as I wore out.

When I play a gig until 1 am, yeah, it's hard but I'm usually out 30-45 minutes from walking in the door.  I time my sleep, caffeine consumption, meals, etc so that I know i'll collapse into bed by 230 or 3.  

I think it's healthy IF you are consistent, always get 7-8 hours of sleep (I get about 9 hours most nights now lol),  I think MANY people that work nights ALSO smoke, do shots at 2am, stay up watching tv til 10 am, etc.  Many late night jobs also come with bad habits.  I'm lifting at 7, chik parm at 8, gigging at 9, drinking a muscle milk at 12, and a V8 with maybe a half sandwich at 2am.  it's all about habits, healthy or not.

Do you work for yourself as a web designer? Do you make enough to support a family?

[Natural Man]

Do you work for yourself as a web designer? Do you make enough to support a family?

he stays at home, take care of kids, "design" a shitty website once in every three months, gets 300 bucks for it,  and wife pays the bill. What did you expect.

[2good4u]

im working from 10 pm to 10 am, 4 days a week. it sucks big time. i get to the gym after working 12 hours, work out for 50 minutes and go home and eat and go to sleep. sucks
but at least i have a job

10:30pm to 6:30am here with monday and tuesday off...i get to the gym usually round 1:30pm or 2:00pm avoid the crowds at the gym
and on the subway going to and coming from work....not a bad schedule for me been doing it for 14years now...on my nights off monday and tuesday
i sleep in or go hang out and go to 24-hour fitness gym around 2am

[arce1988]