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The official nightshift thread....
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I get OT if I have to work on my days off or stay over longer than my regular shift. I work Friday through Tuesday.0
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We used to get OT after 8 hours...that was nice! Clocking in 5 minutes early/late really added up every payday. Now it is after 80 hours per pay period...and we are scheduled so that doesn't happen except in rare occasions.0
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I work weekends but my schedule is stable. Wednesday through Monday from 11pm-7am. No on call, OT or special holiday pay. On the rare occasion that I do have to work more than 8 hrs I get to make up those hrs by leaving early the following day.
I could go for that. I have forced OT... I have to be relieved, and if the person doesn't show up, I don't go home until the next scheduled person comes in 8 hours later. And I still have to come in at the same time the next tour and go home same time.
So, I can do 11pm-3pm all week being in again at 11pm. Sucks.
I'll take something like your job for sure. Especially the "rare occasion" part.
As far as the Wednesday and Thursday night off like lilac has... I debate whether I'd prefer that too. I got weekends off this year - took fifteen years to get that kind of seniority. For it I get tons of headaches, and it's near impossible to do things on the weekend. When I had Tuesday and Wednesday off, never had a problem getting a good spot on the beach.
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I have Tue/Wed/Thu off. I'd like only two days off but my fifth working day would have to be a Friday 2nd shift, which not only the major amount of people interaction gives me anxiety, it makes me feel like I only get 1 day off...as is it feels like 2, not 3. I can't do that...not right now. I work 11p-7a Fri-Mon.
We have a great staff now. There has been times I had to work doubles because no one showed up to relieve me and the manager at the time was a waste of space. Now, people only call off once in a blue moon...we tend to work sick so it has to be like, a death in the family for one of us to call off. Five of us to cover a 24/7/365 job. We all show up, help out when needed if we can, we all do our jobs (some are a little flakier than others but good enough so that it doesn't impede on others). Not too shabby...but I don't get paid for shizz...not that I should, I don't do a whole lot. So no one be jealous of my easy job...it comes with easy pay!
But it pays my bills and doesn't make me feel like running away (which most jobs have...and I've had A LOT) so it is what it is...my flight response is in hyper-drive most of the time...I used to keep jobs for a couple months, max. For YEARS. I've worked here since 2006. (Quit when I was pregnant, but that was hormone induced and my manager at the time and I butted heads to begin with...hormonal me was not gonna last long). It is what you'd call "stuck in a rut"... 0 -
I usually work 9:45-7:45 Fri, Sat, Sun. I like having a stable schedule, but I do wish it paid a bit better, and/or I could work more house. But I'm also a full-time student, so...not wanting to die, I decided not to try to take on more hours anywhere. This week, the full-time auditor asked me to cover her Wed & Thur, which for some reason, I agreed to do. At least I'll get a whole day off out of the deal (Sunday). Too bad I'll probably spend the whole day sleeping.0
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My schedule is very stable. We don't pull on call, which is a blessing, and get overtime after 40hrs. On my long week, we work 48 hours. We get 4 hours of automatic OT, the other 4 hours we can either get paid for, save as comp time, or take it off as comp time.
When we want to work OT, we don't have to work the entire shift. I love it here. So much better than the 911 center I left.0 -
what is this "work" of which you speak? i'm camping on the sofa after a weird-ish day, watching sappy movies and getting ready to pour my third George Dickel and Diet Dr. Pepper of the evening (not to worry, I was a good boy today and barely logged 800 calories for the day, so I've got headroom.)
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Oooooooh ya nightshift thread in the house again...right on time...hey..fyi...when I type in nightshift...it auto corrects to nightshirt0
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Hi yall!0
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I was wondering where everyone was tonight0
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I'm still fake nightshifting tonight. Just up charting and answering the phone, hoping I don't actually have to go anywhere.0
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Hi everyone. Getting back on track again. Recently gone back to night duties. I work in aged care as a carer while I'm studying to become a registered nurse. I'm getting into the swing of working nights again. Last time I was 30kg overweight and lived off energy drinks and chocolate.
I'm up to night 3 of 3 tonight ( currently 2pm in Australia ) then night of. 3 more on and 4 nights off.
Looking forward to any new tips and tricks of surviving and chatting with people who get it.
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Aussie_Mel wrote: »Hi everyone. Getting back on track again. Recently gone back to night duties. I work in aged care as a carer while I'm studying to become a registered nurse. I'm getting into the swing of working nights again. Last time I was 30kg overweight and lived off energy drinks and chocolate.
I'm up to night 3 of 3 tonight ( currently 2pm in Australia ) then night of. 3 more on and 4 nights off.
Looking forward to any new tips and tricks of surviving and chatting with people who get it.
Mel
Hi! So awesome you're getting back on track.
I'm a RN...I'm really curious, what are the requirements for nurses in Australia? Good luck with school! 0 -
Holy huge pictures, Batman! Sorry, just wanted to post a couple from the wedding I went to tonight. I'm not savvy enought to figure out how to make them smaller.
NVM...I think I got it...0 -
Good morning Nightshifters 3 of 4 for me but with a head cold the last 3 days . I love my children but they are small germ incubators who bring home sickness and black plague from a germ factory some call school.... my wife says I can be melodramatic when I'm sick... I don't understand her logic... the children are plotting against me... How do you guys fight the bug during nights ? I'm on a cold water and hot peppermint tea binge with vitamin D intervals !!!
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Azithromycin, Dayquill and lots of caffeine gets me through.0
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@IrishMiner76 I sit in my chair and quietly wish for death...
Just kidding. I take Dayquil and up my vitamin C and Zinc intake.0 -
Pretty wedding, I think the dress went well with their colors!
I will colds away with my stubbornness. Or take as many meds as I can and hope I can make it thru my shift lol. Children are lil germ factories, no lie!0 -
My tater tot never got sick until she started attending school! So far, every year (2 preschool, 1 kindergarten), she has gotten sick within the first week of school!
Speaking of that tot...she did pretty good in soccer today...a little distracted here and there but she did have control of the ball multiple times and took it halfway down the field once. Good game though, lots of action!
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I love the neckline of that bride's dress! I love weddings. If you would have told me long ago that I'd be the chick that stayed engaged for 6+ years without getting hitched, I'd never believe you. The other day I read an obituary of a guy in his 30s. He and his signifcant other never wed and they always said they were "happily unmarried for ___ years"...I like that. It used to be that having a wedding/getting married was soooooooooo important to me...now I'm like "meh". Well, I still want a wedding but being married? After this long, what is the point, I guess? I would like to share a last name with my family but that can be arranged without being wed. Idk...we'll see...0
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Mornin' folks... up at 3am even on my days off... ugh and I didn't even go to sleep till 8 (after This Old House, my Saturday evening routine)... will be up late tonight to watch the eclipse. I wish I could find a way to sleep at night on my days off so that I can actually be productive. I guess if all I can get is 4 hours a night during the week, then on my days off 5 should be alright.
For now keeping myself awake by being semi-productive on Linux forums... maybe hit the bike in a few. Then it's... This Old House.0 -
@belimawr I'll try not to hate too much I love home improvement shows. I watched This Old House when I was a kid, no lie. 0
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We've never had cable/dish so we watch a lot of public tv...so a lot of This Old House has been viewed in our house! Actually, our tv in our living room died the other day so the only tv we have now is a 10 incher with built in vcr and that is in our bedroom. My fiance wants to get a new tv but we don't really watch much...I know when winter comes, we do watch more...and if we want to watch any rental movies...we have to watch on the laptop, which sucks...we don't watch movies too frequently either though...I just don't want to spend money on a TV!0
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Children really are miniature germ factories. I worked at at daycare for 8 months once, and in that time, I got 5 sinus infections.0
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What about an appliance resale store? We have some around us and I'm pretty sure they sell TV's.0
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I don't want to spend to the money period. I'm like that though. I'll drive a car until the wheels fall off. I figure, we HAVE a tv...I don't care if it is tiny...I wouldn't personally buy one until that one died...but if he wants to, fine by me. I think part of the reason we have stuck together so long is we've always kept our finances seperate...so if he wants to shell out some cash for a tv, he can. I'll pass.0
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SSP showed me a fungus type thing growing on one of our door ways and I got "kind of" close to his physical person and he practically RAN to his squad car and drove to the other campus. I laughed SO hard. He's afraid of me. :laugh:0
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