The joys of working shiftwork.

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:22 am

The joys of working shiftwork
1) you miss rides ( - )
2) you get more pay ( + )
3) you have a warped social calendar ( - )
4) you have more time off ( + )

and i've got a new one now.

5) you get caught in a building Just after midnight with a power outage that's taken out the surrounding eighteen suburbs and you then have to work in a data centre until shit comes back online, it was fun getting the car outta the building though!!

Thus far the ETR from energy australia has been 7:30am, then 3am, which has just passed, and now 4:30 am *sigh*. Dont mind me, just complaining to no one who doesn't particularly give two shits.

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:56 am

...and people wonder why I don't want anything to do with Infrastructure roles...

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:28 pm

mike-s wrote:The joys of working shiftwork
1) you miss rides ( - )
2) you get more pay ( + )
3) you have a warped social calendar ( - )
4) you have more time off ( + )

and i've got a new one now.

5) you get caught in a building J.

6....crappo sleep patterns
7. you wanna shop when the shops are shut
8. finding a partner who tolerates it
hint...get a nurse or policewoman*

*there is sumfing about a woman in uniform

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:09 pm

heh, well my missus works for a inner city council as a ranger, so she gets a uniform and has a bit of a bizzaro roster, so is accomodating of my whacked out pattern.

oh and yeah, sleeping pattern, only got up 50 minutes ago, slept from about 8am - 2ish. Ah well, pro's and cons. biggest pro is the flexibility of the time off and the pay.

p.s. power restored about 4am at work.

chuffed · Post by **chuffed** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:12 pm

9. Explaining to the kids why you go off your nut when they wake you up after only 2hrs sleep. Weekends are hard, usually the missus takes them out for the day.

We do 12hr shifts 6pm to 6am, which is better than the old 10pm to 10am that we use to do.

It's only when you start working most w-ends that you realise almost all social events are on w-ends and how much you are missing out on.

kellz · Post by **kellz** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:59 pm

yeh shift work sucks.

done it on and off for last 4 years in a few different jobs.

i find being young all my mates go out friday and sat night, and doing uni i worked friday and sat night, so no social life.

it is good cause extra money, but cant spend it or go out.

well i chose to be a nurse so i will live with it, or just do community and work 9-5.. lol

its hard finding someone who understands your job your commitment and everything else that comes with the job, like as a nurse you nearly always do overtime each week, your never home at the same time and you cant commit to things cause your roster changes more frequently then the weather in melbourne.

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:05 pm

Smitty wrote: 6....crappo sleep patterns
7. you wanna shop when the shops are shut
8. finding a partner who tolerates it
hint...get a nurse or policewoman*

9. Wikked sleep patterns!! I get one week of starting at 7, one starting at 3 and one weekend off. I love it!
10. You get to shop when the shops are open. On afternoon shift you have all morning to shop. If you aren't sleeping in.

11. Getting to spend time away from your partner who hates your shift work. hehehe...

Hint.... Don't get a policewoman.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:14 pm

aardvark wrote: Hint.... Don't get a policewoman.

is that a hint to mina to stop hitting on u??

weekend work sucks ass...but the pay is good (if u GET penalty rates)...

revinR1 · Post by **revinR1** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:16 pm

Most places dont have big bosses around on Arvo and Night works (Big plus) so your left to do the job at your pace.

Bad sleeping and eating patterns.

Does anybody else find that your next door neighbor must mow there lawn thats closest to your bedroom window on the very day your the tiredest (re first) night shift,and you end up getting next to no sleep because your sooooo tired that you cant sleep .

Shift worker for 12 years here and I wouldnt give it up,I hate working Mon-Fri 9-5.Pfffft Id go batty

tape · Post by **tape** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:25 pm

aardvark wrote: 9. Wikked sleep patterns!! I get one week of starting at 7, one starting at 3 and one weekend off. I love it!
10. You get to shop when the shops are open. On afternoon shift you have all morning to shop. If you aren't sleeping in. not when Sal has the bubs...
11. Getting to spend time away from your partner who hates your shift work. hehehe...

Hint.... Don't get a policewoman.

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:26 pm

in my unit block they seem to time the visits from the cleaners to the days that i come home from night shift. one of their duties is to use a petrol powered leaf blower and it echo's like hell in the courtyard

. i get used to it, and try and ignore it and sleep though.

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:28 pm

mike-s wrote:Dont mind me, just complaining to no one who doesn't particularly give two shits.

Gunna leave that alone... Wouldn't want you in tears now

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:48 pm

aardvark wrote:If you aren't sleeping in.
tape wrote:not when Sal has the bubs...

That's for her to worry about me. She knows her place. Hahaha.. We have acoustic insulation in the front rooms, so I'll just be shutting the bedroom doors and won't hear a thing.

Don't tell her I said that.

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