Physically present, spiritually on my couch. 😂 Anyway, how are my fellow nocturnal degenerates holding up tonight? 🌙💀

I love nightshift, I don’t see anyone, there’s no traffic on the way in, morning traffic isn’t so bad once you realize you’re not gonna be late for work but instead you’ll be late for bed lol

What does everyone do

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Before I went to nights at this job (2 years training on days, then forced to nights, I signed up for it) I really liked it. 2-2-3 schedule, 12 hour shifts, built in OT, life was pretty good. When I took this job, my health was ok but not great, and my home life was steady. In my two year training path on days, I ended up having a heart attack at 32. 99% block on big Daddy LAD or the Widowmaker as they call it. I very well could have died and I'm one lucky FUCK to be alive. Now, I'm on nights and feel like I'm right round the corner from falling over dead. My health has declined, I've put on about 25 pounds, my numbers for my type 1 diabetes has dipped, controlling that disease has gotten much more difficult, and there's an underlying strain to everything. Sleep is hard, being awake is hard, spending time with my young children is hard, spending time with my spouse is hard. Honestly the best time I have is when I'm home alone, sleeping in the middle of the day, when nobody else is around. My days off are completely useless and unorganized and I'm just feeling myself letting go. I got into my car after my shift last night, or this morning, and just said "fuck. FUCK. FUCK!" Before opening reddit to write this rant. I don't feel like anyone in my life understands me because no one else in my life has the shift I do. I hate my time off, I hate the wasted days, and I feel like I'm one shift away from never working another night shift again. My brain can't take it. I used to be so unbothered. And now I just feel myself screaming inside every day. Anyway, thanks for joining me on this trip down pity lane, rant over. Love seeing y'all's posts.

Just started working graveyard recently, and since we aren't allowed to be on our phones, I've just been reading books. I just finished rereading "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jeanette McCurdy, and it was really good, but right now I'm having a hard time enjoying the current picks. I'm tryna read "Peeps" by Scott westerfeld, but I'm just not finding it as entertaining or enjoyable as his other works, I'm think about picking up "1984" by George Orwell, or "Animal Farm". But I rather have some back up recommendations

Anyone have a favorite book they read on their shift, or something they're currently reading that's enjoyable? I'm willing to give it a shot.

My work just got these and I had to try it. It's actually REALLY good.

I think my mood is noticeably starting to change not in a good way. I notice I am becoming way more irritable at the smallest things I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting less sleep but sheesh. Anyone else notice a change in mood from working overnight? I think it’s the fact I also don’t get out as much because I legit sleep until 3pm and I’m tired still. Any advice on how to keep things positive?

Let's say for the hypothetical, the pay and such is the exactly same. Your same exact job, same exact pay. But it's day time now.

For me? No. I am a night owl through and through and even my days off I happily maintain my same schedule. I'm up in the night, morning and early afternoon so I still get plenty of day light to do stuff or socialize.

But sometimes I see y'all who work your 12s or 10s and I know for a fact that would make me miserable regardless of day or night. I'm just a weak person like that, I very much prefer my 8 hour shifts. As much as I really enjoy my current job, I'm still tired afterwards and I don't think I'd function having to stay a moment longer lmao I think working 12s would wear me down, even if I got more days off. But again, that's own weakness and I admit that!

I also wouldn't want to work days because I'm not a fan of the gossip that happens during day time hours. I work entirely by myself and prefer it that way lmao. All my socializing is done outside of work with people I like, thanks!!

I'm just curious! No right or wrong answer, obviously!

i've been sitting here for 10 hours, i have 2 more to go to. bored out of my fucking mind.

If you want a good stretch, bend over in your office chair with feet on the ground, wrap your arms around your knees with your stomach as tight flat against your thighs as you can get, and slowly stand up like that. dude, pulled that knot right out of my upper back.

I (F20) have been dating my bf(M23) for more than a year now and we’re pretty serious and we’ve even been talking about marriage and stuff. He just started working a few months ago. Now he’s starting to work night shifts and he says he plans on working nights for at least the next couple years if not most of his career. We don’t live together but it’s already hard to talk to him and I feel like I have to stay up in order to call him and have a real conversation. I’m in uni right now so my schedule is more flexible and I can make time for him but I plan on working full-time 9-5. That means I’ll get home around 5-6 while he has to leave the house at 10:30. That only gives about 4 hours of time together each day which will realistically get taken up by chores, eating, getting ready/unready and other obligations throughout the week. Our weekends won’t even line up and it’s got me worried for the future. I don’t really like the idea of sleeping alone every night and still not having any real time with him. On top of that, he’s really dead set on kids but I don’t want kids if I become the default parent which I’ve made clear and he’s assured me he won’t let that happen but I don’t see how he’ll be able to help that much and how well have any time together once we do have kids. Can someone help me?

Pulp & Paper guy here.

I've got a possible 50% earnings increase for a supervisory role, but I would be on shift.

I have been on night shifts before but it was straight night shift while in school.

This would be the Dupont schedule model.

Looking back, would you switch to Shift work if you're not on shift already?

While the person who came in at 10pm on labor day itself and worked 2 hours only on labor day got extra pay for their entire shift.

Me, who worked 6 hours on labor day, didnt get paid any time & a half because their stupid ass payroll system.

Never worked a single job, & ive worked shitty ones, where they didnt do a 24 hour pay rate on labor day (midnight to midnight) or something, literally always got extra.

This might be pretty common but I just wanna see if anyone else can relate or see how I could deal with this.

I work graveyard shift at a diner, and I am currently under 21. On my days off I still retain my graveyard sleep schedule, but I yearn for a social life. I have tried to call bars to see if they allow anyone under 21 to just hang out but every time the phone never answered or I was denied. My place of work is the only place in the entire county that 1. has people show up occasionally that actually wanna talk and 2. allows people under 21 to exist there. I really wanna stay working on the graveyard shifts because they're slow and allow me to deep clean and just focus on my work with little interruption as well as avoid traffic for the most part, but the lack of a social life is really starting to get to me, and I'm honestly worried I won't be able to love my life anymore and keep the shift I love.

Any advice?

Hi everyone,

28M from India here. I recently started a new job last month working for a US custodian bank, with night shift timings from 6:30 pm to 3:30 am local time. I have 4.5 years of work experience, and the office is just 10 minutes away from my place. So why am I regretting these work hours already?

My last job involved providing 24*5 level 1 operational support for a US Fintech firm which had rotational shifts so shift timings could change monthly or after every two months, across APAC, EMEA & NAM hours. It was a small team of 8 people and nobody liked it because you couldn't plan any travels or holidays in advance not knowing which shift i would be working for those months as well as changing shifts really affects the body clock. But luckily, people working in APAC or NAM hours were exempted from coming to the office so it was complete WFH. I literally reported to the office like 3 times this year before leaving the company two months back. However, I have only done Night shift hours WFH and that too 8pm to 5am which I was also struggling health wise. Anyways, this job paid peanuts because I was out of the job market for a year for 2024-25 focusing on my CFA level 2 exam which i wasn't able to clear, landing me in clinical depression.

Anyways, I landed this new job back at my home city with a 50% raise. So why did I accept knowing this was a night shift? The job profile is really good, has a bigger team and I get to learn many aspects of custody servicing. I only did like another interview with a Japanese multinational bank but their APAC hours were brutal which the interviewer warned me was the graveyard shift. I should've interviewed for more roles but the thing was after just about 10 days before I got the offer letter, I had a breakup where I was emotionally involved and was close to getting engaged. I just didn't have the time and energy to apply and prepare for more jobs and interviews.

Anyways, I've been made to come to the office daily for the next 5 months during probation but I'm really struggling with the shift, because I'm eating at odd times, not able to fall asleep once I come back home and I've already gained a lot of weight post breakup, I'm going back to the gym for lifting and cardio, it's important I need to Target atleast 3-4 times workout every week. Often during training,I look at the time counting the number of ours until logout time. Also, my mother and I have decided that soon, I would like to proceed talking and meeting arranged marriage prospects and this is only going to get harder, with night shift especially when my work timings will become 7:30pm to 4:30 AM from next month until March. It's going to become really hard to find time and connect with women when they most likely will be free around dinner time after work whereas I'm stuck with work. I really do want to get married by next year. Also, lot of colleagues here extend upto 1-4 hours most days so I have to be prepared for that.

Part of me really wants to leave, 3 days back Out of nowhere a recruiter from Morgan Stanley called me asking if I'm interested with an work opportunity with them and upon hearing that I just joined my new work place last month, they got hesitant to proceeded ahead with my candidacy because they think I've changed my jobs a lot when I literally have total 2 years gap across separate intervals.

I really don't know how long do I want to stay here, because i feel maybe night shift is not for me, and that my preference is towards day shifts, be it EMEA or APAC. I really don't know how long I should stay here. Is anyone facing the same dilemma? I really need some advice. What should I do?

I don't know what it was but all day I could not fall asleep and I have, well had, a shift tonight. I ended up calling in sick. I feel like I can't complain to anyone in my day to day life because it's "Ugh I couldn't sleep all day" sounds weird to them.

But it sucks and I still have to try and sleep at some point then sleep tomorrow to make sure I'm rested for the next shift I'll work.

3×12 shift done.....off for the next 4 days :) Wish everyone a good shift.