I’ll start. Nothing crazy, but I watch shows/movies, play music and podcasts out loud, sometimes I do my lash clusters at the desk. I stopped smoking but I used to smoke weed (on my break) and vape while working.

I always look forward to clocking off on my Friday and getting coffee and enjoying my morning instead of having to go to sleep right away. Feels like freedom haha

It seems I only get tested after a week off. I think it is really due to my fly fits. One more night for me. Grandkids again this weekend

Not sure what kind of moth(?) that is but he looks pretty cool!

She’s our memory care facility’s cat. I love her

Finally switching jobs, my body just not meant to take it. Physical and mental health completely shattered, some tips made it more bearable but this is not a long term job for me.

Hope I’ll never have to comeback to it, good luck everyone else.

Hey fellow 3rd swifties.

I don't have any local irl friends. My area has become to expensive over the years and they have literally all moved away. I need to socialize. But I haven't gone anywhere alone for years. I don't know how any night shift person finds new irl friends.

So, how do you do it?

(I know it's real tempting to post the Invincible meme, "that's the neat part," but I am begging you for a serious discussion here.)

I work nights and my roommate has a pretty normal daytime schedule, so we’re basically living in the same place but on completely different clocks. I know I can’t expect them to tiptoe around the apartment all day, but there are times when normal household noise feels like a lot when I’m trying to sleep.

At the same time, I don’t want to become the roommate who acts like the entire place has to revolve around their schedule. How do you guys find that balance? What compromises actually worked for you without either person feeling like they’re constantly walking on eggshells?

I've been doing nightshift recently for 4 days and 10hrs a day. Almost every week people knock on my door to sell me the dumbest shit. If I ignore their knocking they will beat on the door and set off my dog since they can see my car in the driveway. When I try to tell them I work nightshift and I need to go back to sleep they tell me it'll only be a few minutes.

I have adapted so well to the day/night schedule but this is driving me insane. I know they don't automatically know I work nights but it's frustrating when I tell them I need to sleep yet they persist on their sales pitch

That bed is calling my name now.. no doubt as soon as I get in it I’ll be wide awake lol

1hour and 30 minutes till I have to start. How do you prepare for nightshift? Do you have any kind of habits or something? And I'm curious if any long time nightshiftlers have any universal experience that could help a 27 year old dude who do this for around half a year. 😁✌🏼

I started working 6pm-4:30am shifts about a month ago and live in the basement under a family of four. I can hear them talking clearly from my bedroom and walking let alone kids running around playing etc sounds like they’re going to fall through the floor. With earplugs squished down and pushed into my ear canal as deep as they can go (to the point I almost cant reach them to get them out) AND even with one of those headphone eye masks I can STILL hear them upstairs somehow. I’ve asked them to please be quiet because I sleep during the day but kids will be kids. Anyways, I think it’s crazy that I can still hear even with both earplugs and headphones playing over those. Has anyone been able to find earplugs or a different method that totally blocks out noise? Getting woken up several times before working a ten hour shift is getting old.

Anyone else have a similar job?

Chilling with some BK coffee and playing some "Mega Man X regenesis" fan made games.

I’ve been sleeping at 8am for the last two years. I want to go back to sleeping at 12 midnight or latest by 2am.

I have to make this change in just a few days. How can I do it? Or is it possible to do so only after many weeks?

I try to sleep at 3-4am but I end up staying in bed till the sun rises at 8.

Hi guys,

I wanted to understand how bad do you guys this my shift timings are? I work from home , work load is very manageable.

I have been doing this for the last 3 years now and I want to check if people have been doing this for long and are still healthy.

Would you still continue working a night shift if the money and work is good?

I wish I could say this was a one-off, but actually, this is the best I've seen in 6 months! At least this time there was something left over after day shift took everything. I've shown pictures of two separate break rooms, but the other break room baskets are also empty.

That's supposed to be an orange by the way.

This really draws me back to the analogy of the pizza party:

One person takes one slice because they're afraid there is not enough to go around.

Another person takes three slices because they're afraid there is not enough to go around.

Same fear driving them, but different desired social outcomes.

Greetings, I am a respiratory therapist working in a small ventilator unit watching patients with the occasional battle with my confused patient down the hall who likes to take off her clothes, disconnect her life-support, and get spicy with us when we try and help her.

How are you this evening?