Working nights

[tinpants]

I'm now 2/3 of the way thru my second of four night shifts. Just popped back in to the station for a bite to eat and a cuppa. ( oh yeah, and to waste half an hour or so on here!)

I was just wondering how many more of us work nights and what it is you do when you are at work.

No real reason behind this. Just being nosey. :D

[Law]

Nope, I don't work nights. I just have a rubbish sleeping pattern at the moment.

[Carsick]

I may be a little incapable of figuring out exactly what's going on.

[Jabba]

I'm on-call one week in seven - right pain.

[MrMessy]

Yes I work shifts and do 7 nights in a row, sometimes all 12hours? I am a Facilities Systems Officer. Try to do as little as possible :lol: Used to be on e-bay but they have banned it at work :cry:

[SoulKiss]

used to nights in an ISP's NOC (Network Operations Centre)

Originally they didnt really care what was done at night, as long as any issues that came up or had been handed to the night shift were dealt with properly.

This lead to many nights of watching TV and playing Playstation games on the projector that was there to provide an over view of faults (was mostly for show for customers - we could have the same display on our PC's in a window)

Then I started working on a personal project for work (but that wasn't in my remit to do in "real work hours") which lead to me picking up a load of Linux skills (we were als o allowed to have our own servers on the public network as long as they were non-profit and above board - ie not Warez servers which helped with some of the Linux Learning), I also picked up PHP, mySQL and PostgreSQL as well as a few other things during those days.

All of which lead to my getting out of the NOC and into software dev.

David

[Shellywoozle]

I'm now 2/3 of the way thru my second of four night shifts. Just popped back in to the station for a bite to eat and a cuppa. ( oh yeah, and to waste half an hour or so on here!)

I was just wondering how many more of us work nights and what it is you do when you are at work.

No real reason behind this. Just being nosey. :D

I work nights, its horrid trying to sleep in the day light, need to get me one of those balck out blind things.

So Bellerophon what is it you do??

[tigersaw]

Yep, either work nights or am on call for them.
Usually pretty dull, though bonfire night we get a good view form up here.

Wish airports would shut at night.

[anna]

I dont work nights but work very late most days of the week at the moment..

Dont envy you your job though! :?

[Essex of Essex]

I'm with tigersaw on that, close the airports at night. No regular nights anymore to heavily involved in training to be used like that but the weekend after next I am starting work at 03:30 on Saturday and 01:15 on the Sunday delivering newspapers to Jersey. I used to spend weeks in the winter not seeing daylight, I hated that. :cry:

[tigersaw]

the weekend after next I am starting work at 03:30 on Saturday and 01:15 on the Sunday delivering newspapers to Jersey.

Thats some bitch of a paperround

[the_runt69]

Work 1 week of nights in 4 mainly 10 or 12 hours a night, woerk for the Railway cancelling trains.

H

[squirrel_hunter]

Used to work nights stacking shelves at Smiths over the summer.

I liked the hours, liked the money, and liked the job.

But it didn't do much for my social life plus I worked 5 nights and 1 day each week, the 1 day really messed me up. In the end I gave up as I didn't get enough time on the bike, and I finally passed out due to exhustion and lack of sleep halfway though my day shift!

Expect to be on callout for my new job soon, doesn't bother me as they be lucky to wake me, letalone get any sence out of me!

[Bluepete]

I do nights, one set of three and one set of four every five weeks. Mostly driving around, at the beck and call of the radio, looking for trouble. Nights can fly by if stuff is going on, in bad weather though, do my best to stay awake :driving:

[Ratty]

I'm on permenant nights and get on well with it. Monday to Thursday is 20:30 to 06:30 but I tend to tack on 1/2 hr O/T either end of shift to set up the shift and talk to dayshift oppo's in the morning. Friday or Sunday night as O/T if I want it. It's great for work / life balance because I get to see the Rugrat's in the morning for breakfast before they go off to pre school club and I'm up when Mrs Ratty brings them home or I pick them up. I get all evening with the family until I shoot at 7:30 ish. I sleep great in the day which helps. I get up at 1pm on a Friday if I'm not doing any O/T and the weekend starts there. Monday is my own during school time and I grab an hours kip after picking up the kids. It means I only get 1 hr kip in 25 hrs on a Monday thru to Tuesday morning but it's never been a problem. Recommend it to anyone (if the shift pay is right).

Ratty

[tinpants]

I'm now 2/3 of the way thru my second of four night shifts. Just popped back in to the station for a bite to eat and a cuppa. ( oh yeah, and to waste half an hour or so on here!)

I was just wondering how many more of us work nights and what it is you do when you are at work.

No real reason behind this. Just being nosey. :D

I work nights, its horrid trying to sleep in the day light, need to get me one of those balck out blind things.

So Bellerophon what is it you do??

I'm one of the "lucky and privileged" few that are employed by the wonderful institution that is the NHS. I work a mixture of 12 hour days and nights for the Great Western Ambulance Service as a Paramedic. Well, EMT actually but not many people know what that is so we tend to say we're all paramedics and leave it at that.

[Baph]

I don't really work nights persay, but they are changing the shift pattern.

Currently, I work 9-5:30, but there's always someone working 8-4:30. There's a few things to sort out, but I'm basically part of a global support team.

Due to the nature of the world having different timezones, our clients aren't really able to always log issues at 9AM GMT. :oops: So they're changing the shift pattern so that it'll be on a rota basis, and introducing a new shift.

The shift pattern will be early (8-4:30) middle (9-5:30) and late (4:30-midnight). At first this concerned me, since I live almost an hour away from the office, so after a conversation with my boss, they've agreed to help out :) The shift parttern will mean that you NEVER do an early straight after a late. Also, due to the nature of timezones, the person on a late shift (there will be only one) will work on-call between midnight & 8am.

To compensate for the above changes, the late shift won't be done in the office, it'll be done at home. They're also giving us thurs & fri off the week after the late shifts.

I'm loving this, because when on an early, I get home to see the kids sooner. When on a middle nothing is different. When on a late, I spend all day at home, then work in the afternoon/eve. I don't usually go to bed until after midnight anyway, so nothing changes there anyway. I see it as I'm winning hands down, and getting a new company laptop & mobile phone thrown into the bargain!

Bellerophon, I know what an EMT is :) I should do, since my brother is a Paramedic in Leeds, and met the girl he married as she was paired with him as an EMT. I think I've said this before somewhere on the forum, but huge respect for the job you do (and more importantly the crap you have to put a smile on your face & bare). Keep up the good work :thumbsup: It'll be someone like you that attends when I bin the SV (it's only a matter of time!) Same stands for all hospital/emergency services staff.

[mysteryjimbo]

Not anymore. Used to about 4 years ago, 1 in 3 nights as a forklift driver.

Now in IT and on a flexi-day shift.

[Wadda]

I work nights and I prefer them to days!

I hate getting out of bed at 5am for days.

[timwilky]

Nights? :- don't exactly have a set work pattern. I do the hours the job demands. sometimes this may mean I work an 60-80 hour week but then I ease off when the pressure reduces.

O/T :- I am deemed to be professionally employed and therefore recieve a salary. Annoying when I know the guy sat in my passenger seat is being paid and at the end of the year with overtime could be earning similar to me but with far less responsibility.

A friend had 3 times refused a payrise as it would mean he lost his overtime entitlement. In the end the raise was imposed and he was £4000 worse off, as he was still expected to do the hours he was previously paid far.

[Scooby Drew]

I used to work for a security co, taking calls and checking up on any alarms that went off during the night. I was able to sleep most of the time as the nise from the system would wake me when an alarm went off.

Until the night I got up half asleep, switched the buzzer off and went back to sleep :? In 6 months of being there, it was the only activation that wasn't false alarm. Someone had escaped prison, broke into his gfs parents holiday home and slept there before making off. The oiwners weren't happy with my boss who wasn't very happy with me :oops:

[Scooby Drew]

I used to work for a security co, taking calls and checking up on any alarms that went off during the night. I was able to sleep most of the time as the nise from the system would wake me when an alarm went off.

Until the night I got up half asleep, switched the buzzer off and went back to sleep :? In 6 months of being there, it was the only activation that wasn't false alarm. Someone had escaped prison, broke into his gfs parents holiday home and slept there before making off. The oiwners weren't happy with my boss who wasn't very happy with me :oops:

[Scooby Drew]

I used to work for a security co, taking calls and checking up on any alarms that went off during the night. I was able to sleep most of the time as the nise from the system would wake me when an alarm went off.

Until the night I got up half asleep, switched the buzzer off and went back to sleep :? In 6 months of being there, it was the only activation that wasn't false alarm. Someone had escaped prison, broke into his gfs parents holiday home and slept there before making off. The oiwners weren't happy with my boss who wasn't very happy with me :oops:

[Scooby Drew]

I used to work for a security co, taking calls and checking up on any alarms that went off during the night. I was able to sleep most of the time as the nise from the system would wake me when an alarm went off.

Until the night I got up half asleep, switched the buzzer off and went back to sleep :? In 6 months of being there, it was the only activation that wasn't false alarm. Someone had escaped prison, broke into his gfs parents holiday home and slept there before making off. The oiwners weren't happy with my boss who wasn't very happy with me :oops:

[Luckypants]

Think i got the gist first time! :)

[Scooby Drew]

I used to work for a security co, taking calls and checking up on any alarms that went off during the night. I was able to sleep most of the time as the nise from the system would wake me when an alarm went off.

Until the night I got up half asleep, switched the buzzer off and went back to sleep :? In 6 months of being there, it was the only activation that wasn't false alarm. Someone had escaped prison, broke into his gfs parents holiday home and slept there before making off. The oiwners weren't happy with my boss who wasn't very happy with me :oops:

[Luckypants]

Sccobs! Stop posting, the error message is a bit wrong!

[stewie]

Hi All
Im a newbie and just wanted to say hi. Ive been on nights for the past 5 years and to be honest I love it. I do 4 12 hour nights then 4 off. Did days for about 4 months in the summer but to be honest I missed nights and jumped at the chance to go back on again. Trying to kip with the sun streaming through your window can be a pain but much better than having to get up at 04.30 every morning!
Cheers
Stewie

[Scooby Drew]

Sorry! :oops: Mods, can you delete? please?

[anna]

Hi All
Im a newbie and just wanted to say hi. Ive been on nights for the past 5 years and to be honest I love it. I do 4 12 hour nights then 4 off. Did days for about 4 months in the summer but to be honest I missed nights and jumped at the chance to go back on again. Trying to kip with the sun streaming through your window can be a pain but much better than having to get up at 04.30 every morning!
Cheers
Stewie

hello and welcome to the site ;)

[Rob S (Yella)]

I do a week of nights every 4 or 5 weeks.

I dont mind in the week but weekends can be a pain with a house full of kids.

We are not aloud to have a radio,TV or laptop on even when it's quiet.

Still it's better than being a stressed out 9 to 5 rush hour lemming.

[joelowden]

Yes; week on / week off either midnight or 0415 starts for 10 hour shifts.
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