DAY WALKERS
erin2081
Posts: 368 Member
The WORST part about working nights, especially 12 hour shifts, is regular night sleeping folk.
Have you guys noticed that unless people have worked night shift, they seem to think that people who work nights just NEVER sleep at all?
Someone posted on the "nights off" thread that they are basically tired a LOT. That about sums it up for me. I'm tired a LOT. I'm constantly trying to be awake for other people.
On my days off, people want to hang out with me...at NOON. Or 11am. I try to flip it around and ask them if they'd like to hang out on their day off at 2am, or even midnight....most of them just laugh, but STILL don't seem to think I need any sleep at all.
I was thinking about going back to school, and looking at different options. I found a program monday-friday 8:30am-3pm. I've actually had people tell me that would be perfect since I work nights. I work from 7pm to 7:30am. I leave for work at 6pm and get home at 8am. WHEN WOULD I SLEEP? 2 hours a day? REALLY? YOU go to class from 8:30pm-3am! That would be perfect since you work DAYS!
Oy.
Also. Just like you, I do not come home and go straight to bed. So just because I get home at 8am, doesn't mean if we make plans for noon I will have had 4 hours of sleep.
Have you guys noticed that unless people have worked night shift, they seem to think that people who work nights just NEVER sleep at all?
Someone posted on the "nights off" thread that they are basically tired a LOT. That about sums it up for me. I'm tired a LOT. I'm constantly trying to be awake for other people.
On my days off, people want to hang out with me...at NOON. Or 11am. I try to flip it around and ask them if they'd like to hang out on their day off at 2am, or even midnight....most of them just laugh, but STILL don't seem to think I need any sleep at all.
I was thinking about going back to school, and looking at different options. I found a program monday-friday 8:30am-3pm. I've actually had people tell me that would be perfect since I work nights. I work from 7pm to 7:30am. I leave for work at 6pm and get home at 8am. WHEN WOULD I SLEEP? 2 hours a day? REALLY? YOU go to class from 8:30pm-3am! That would be perfect since you work DAYS!
Oy.
Also. Just like you, I do not come home and go straight to bed. So just because I get home at 8am, doesn't mean if we make plans for noon I will have had 4 hours of sleep.
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Haha I can relate! My mother is the worst too.. she calls me all day long and when I finally answer (very grouchy like btw) she is like ''oh you are sleeping?". I'm like really???? I have also called her at 2 a.m. or even 5 a.m. (wich is still way early for her) but it doesn't matter to her... or anyone for that matter. Maybe we should take it as a compliment.. the think we are superhuman haha0
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Oh How I can relate! Most people I tell not to call me after 12:00 or I'll call them at 03:00! after the first couple am calls the get the hint!
Their most frequent excuse is I did not know if your still working nights... Your always awake when I call!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
I'm constantly trying to be awake for other people.
Story of my life!
I do have a lot of friends who work nights though, which is nice!0 -
My pool of friends, family and other contacts is quite small, so I don't really worry too much about getting woken-up!0
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Yeah that happens a lot to me. Even my dumb *** supervisor calls me at 1pm to call me a moron and tell me I'm the worst nurse ever; then gets pissed when I'm late. I'm so glad I'm switching departments Monday ! My new boss is so much nicer.0
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Or how about those "mandatory" staff meetings at 1:00 in the afternoon? Ugh! Why doesn't everyone just come in for "mandatory" staff meeting at four thirty? :laugh:0
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I just love those mandatory staff meetings during the day. Especially the ones scheduled at 12pm on Wednesday when I work Tuesday and Wednesday overnights. Yeah, that's totally convenient for me. Thanks.Or how about those "mandatory" staff meetings at 1:00 in the afternoon? Ugh! Why doesn't everyone just come in for "mandatory" staff meeting at four thirty? :laugh:0 -
I completely agree! We are constantly asking them to hold 2 staff meetings one in the day time and one in the middle of the night but they never listen, at least now they are doing them at 7:30am so we can stay after work, but it makes for a hard night if you have to be back later0
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I completely agree! We are constantly asking them to hold 2 staff meetings one in the day time and one in the middle of the night but they never listen, at least now they are doing them at 7:30am so we can stay after work, but it makes for a hard night if you have to be back later
I have one at 7:30 this week right after I get off. I'm so looking forward to it -__-0 -
Or how about those "mandatory" staff meetings at 1:00 in the afternoon? Ugh! Why doesn't everyone just come in for "mandatory" staff meeting at four thirty? :laugh:
^^ This Exactly!!
I am all for a staff meeting at 2:30am!
@ up at 3:00am while I am at work. She got the kids. :smokin: :laugh: :glasses: :bigsmile:0 -
I'm constantly trying to be awake for other people.
Exactly. People just don't understand. I'm sorry that I'm human and I need 8 hours of sleep. Minimum. Even those that say they get it, really don't.
And as for staff meetings.... UGH! We're required to have 14 hours of Continuing Education per year at work. Well they've done away with the lunch time videos (which was convenient as hell for 3rd shifters)... but they have spoken with several people to come in at 10am and 4pm (ish) so people can still get their CEs. Um?! No. I'm not staying 3-4 hours later. And I'm certainly not getting up at 3pm to drive 30 min one way to work for an hour CE. Thanks for being considerate.0
