An Sionnach Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 A lot of people I know can't handle it but I actually enjoy working it, No one there to bother you. Can finish early most nights all going well and It's a great feeling going home when everyone else hasn't started. Anyone else enjoy it? I shall miss it. Moving to a 7am to 11pm store instead of my current 24hrs store. Our shifts run from 10pm to 7am. We usually get a delivery around 12 midnight/00:30hrs and the next three hours are spent stocking up the fresh goods. Then the bread and milk arrives around 4am and gets stocked up and the last few hours are spent working any dry goods in the back stock, filling the juice shelves and fronting up the store for the 7am start day shift. The only down side is that it is only three nights over a Friday to Monday every fourth weekend. Just as your body rythym gets used to it, it's a day off then back to my usual 4pm to 10pm or 7pm to 1am backshifts. Your day off is usually "wasted" sleeping! Oh aye, I'm at 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Always preferred driving overnight,especially when i had to go to London. A lot quieter and not so many idiots on the road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law Stud Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I shall miss it. Moving to a 7am to 11pm store instead of my current 24hrs store. Our shifts run from 10pm to 7am. We usually get a delivery around 12 midnight/00:30hrs and the next three hours are spent stocking up the fresh goods. Then the bread and milk arrives around 4am and gets stocked up and the last few hours are spent working any dry goods in the back stock, filling the juice shelves and fronting up the store for the 7am start day shift. The only down side is that it is only three nights over a Friday to Monday every fourth weekend. Just as your body rythym gets used to it, it's a day off then back to my usual 4pm to 10pm or 7pm to 1am backshifts. Your day off is usually "wasted" sleeping! Oh aye, I'm at You coming to Wishaw.....it could do with sorting out.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) I work on a 4 days on 4 days off, 4 nights on 4 nights off, 12 hour shift pattern, 7 to 7 and have done for nearly 10 years and have seen most of the advantages and disadvantages of this way of working. I would normally sleep for 7 or 8 hours. With this shift work my sleeping pattern is absolutely wrecked as coming of working days and nights I usually manage about 4 hours. Coming off nightshift this morning and being the first shift of 4 I had been awake for more than 24hrs which is normal for me. The job is monotonous but requires concentration for long periods under artificial light. The main positive is the money and the 4 days off, the main disadvantage is the possible physical and mental damage its could be doing and has probably shortened my life by a couple of years. And like Law Stud I appreciate a good cup of coffee. Either Kenco's Pure Brazilian, Peruvian or Dow Egberts Pure Gold at the moment, but you can't beat a good cup of fresh ground. Didn't there used to be a coffee called 'rocket fuel' haven't seen it in a while ?. Edited June 15, 2011 by Beastie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I work a mix of dayshift and nightshift and although I would say I prefer nights, I'm happy to have the variety. There are two definite advantages to nightshift for me; largely being left to your own devices to work in peace, and not having to get up at the un-Godly hour of 4.45am which is when I have to get up for dayshift. I am very much a night time person anyway so working at the un-Godly hour of 4.45am doesn't bother me before anyone points this out. I am definitely more tired on a day shift than a night shift. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) ....they are getting paid more than you and you are upset about it huh? Ah you sussed it out . That's why I stated that I hate doing them on the odd occasion that I need to in my original post. Not the case my old son, making plenty dosh as an agency supervisor on dayshift. You stick to the pipe fitting, and just pray that I'm never your gaffer on a night shift, cos you'll not be tucked up in the portacabin by 1 in the morning ya lazy cnt. Edited June 15, 2011 by Monkey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintax Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) Recently got a job at the new Tesco in Inverness will be working 3 nights a week from 8pm till 1, cant really consider that a nightshift so i should be alright Edited June 15, 2011 by tintax 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I love walking home and passing people going to work looking miserable in the rain while I am happy knowing I am going to bed to sleep the whole day On the side flip if you do nightshifts at the weekend sitting in the pub all day with your mates on a Saturday drinking juice while they knock back the pints isn't much fun. Still the cash saved and the extra money earned makes it worth it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 That only really works in the winter when I have to agree it's a pretty good feeling. Staying up late tonight to prepare for tomorrow nights work, ace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 More night shift stories please... Just to get me through... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillinger Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Naw, too busy working. Try it sometime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Naw, too busy working. Try it sometime. Too busy working... And posting on p&b... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosser-fae-the-shire Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Did a 4 month nightshift when I left Uni and was working in Asda. It was ok to start with but then I stopped being able to sleep during the day. I was fuckin miserable. The only good thing was getting a carry out on a Saturday morning with some of my co workers but even that became shite. f**k night shift. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattydfc Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Nn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I rotate between a week of days and a week of nights - I get more done on nights despite basically swanning around for half the night, I also see more of my family when I'm nights and I get paid more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 . Didn't there used to be a coffee called 'rocket fuel' haven't seen it in a while ?. Asda still stock it from time to time and B&MHomebargain type shops sell it in a 3 in 1 sachet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Prefer nightshift to backshift. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Prefer nightshift to backshift. Yeah, so do I. I hate sitting around all morning waiting to go to work. At least on nightshift you can have a decent dinner at home. Spend some time with family/t.v. then head out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I've never done a proper nightshift,ive worked in a nightclub it was a bit of a pain tbh but i would do it every day if it meant i could stop this utter utter shite 6am on a Sunday morning shift i cant rid myself of 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 This is the longest nightshift ever. Not allowed to do my work as the plant is starting up. Havent been called once. BORED!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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