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“Tomorrow” is currently today. Or tomorrow is right now, and tonight will be tomorrow-tomorrow . But nights are the best shift even though the only people who understand are those who work it
michaelscotch24
The absolute worst part of working night shift is renting an apartment that is unable to work maintenance around your sleeping schedule.
AKontherun1
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.medicaldaily.com/4-potential-health-risks-working-night-shifts-428627%3famp=1
hyperspaztic
“Is today MY Friday, or YOUR Friday?” When speaking to my wife who works 1st shift while I work 3rd shift.
flychickadee
Our night shift crew is the best. We’re a weird fucking bunch but you have to be to survive midnights
lunchbucket
Can confirm. Things get weird but it’s fun. And the best random fucking conversations
Piptulia
This is my First week off night shift in 15yrs. Switching sleep is not going well. I loved nights. Needed more hours though.
drakewarnock
I like nightshift insofar as I'm more awake at night. But I think I might have something wrong with my brain.
tomyironmane
Been there, worked that. The world is wonderful at night. Almost all the dumbfucks are asleep.
Nots
Been on nights for 11yrs I can relate to this post 100%. Oh and dayshift has no idea what they are doing
needanamedammit
they never do. You set them up just right and then you come in next day and have to finish the job for them.
Nots
Yup or they'll leave work for night and no one says anything but god forbid nights leave anything for days.
ROBOTvsMAN
To top it off, you have to work every other weekend, & have every other Thursday off. Not knowing the day of the week, you miss many shifts.
BeinrichBimmler
i worked swing for 6 years... after that I switched to day but went to school for Microsoft MCSE for 4 years. Didn't bother my GF a bit, 2/
BeinrichBimmler
she liked that kind of relationship.... its when i stopped going to school the problems started
ff7cstrife
And overtime doesn’t always pay overtime because the break in days separates “hours worked in a day”
Timefish
“Today is tomorrow, and tomorrow today, with yesterday weaving in and out”
ViktorSalami
And the fluffy white lines that the airplane leaves behind are drifting right in front of the waning of the moon
clinchuplegolas
I think I was asleep the entire four years I worked those overnight shifts. #nosociallife
Vergenbuurg
...and you spend half the shift complaining about the mess dayshift leaves behind.
thegawker
Yesterday, when today was tomorrow, it was already today.
OrionTheHunter11
The quiets nice but socially it’s hard
cryptzicle
My GF is a 3rd Shifter. I feel like we speak in code about days of the week and times.
Elborrach0666
I hate night shit....its so depressing
VitaminJay
You begin thinking in the 4th dimension after 6 months. Oh, and drinking at 7am...
BeinrichBimmler
well, been there too, and I have to say these were not times when things were going well in my life, at all
VitaminJay
Same. Getting off Grave Shift was the first step in unfucking my life.
Oberic
An amazing shift if you're single. Can still work if you're married. Very bad if you have kids.
lunchbucket
Most of my shift are parents. Because day shift hours wouldn’t work with the kids going to school- drop off/ pick up, day care
lunchbucket
One parent works day shift, one parent works night, someone will always be home that way
Oberic
At the cost of being awake together. Been there, done that. It sucked.
BmoreDaviano
I worked night shift for a year, it will mess your body clock UP.
Sirness
Friends always wanted me to go out on days off. I’m like I don’t even know how the world works anymore.
adrian94
Legit made me lol
brownribbon
“What’s a weekend?”
stilloldbull
Can confirm. US Navy here, tried to describe concept of “watches” to civilian friends.
mustbethedragon
And lunch happens at 2 am.
lunchbucket
And beer starts at 8 am
TheCatministrator
Today ends when I've gone to bed and tomorrow begins when I've gotten up. Even if that's 10 AM and 4 PM.
TheStreetForce
10 years straight. I talk dates. The daywalkers think they can hang and try to come cover shifts with me but they all crash out by midnight.
Nightshift603
Day shifters: Normies, Norm!, Daywalkers(covered), (w/disgust) DAY people, The rabble, Rush hour people, 'Them',
laroning
I love calling them daywalkers
vowofloudness
What does "I talk dates" means?
TheStreetForce
Instead of monday, tues, wed its 4th, 5th, 6th. Theres no breakfast lunch dinner its 7pm, 4am...
sharpaswords
As a nightshifter, I'm assuming "I talk dates" refers to making plans. It's a lot easier to know "Sep 6th 4pm" than "Friday 4pm" because 1/2
sharpaswords
our days are totally messed up. I work 11p-7a and my "day" starts at around 8pm (probably a normal persons 6am). Very different Fridays. 2/2
thelittlevikingthatwould
On my way to night shift rn, this has been my life for the last 5 years. Don't want to go back to day shifts though
wtforero
Worked nights, it was great until Uber took about 60% of night business
mrdinklage
Im on nightshift rn then on dayshift come monday shits crazy yo
bbuns
Of my 35 years as a Clinical Lab Scientist, I've chosen the graveyard shift for 20. Best shift, no bosses
thelittlevikingthatwould
It's a pretty sweet gig
Thewindthatshakesthearsehair
Nights are a blessing and a curse, ye but Monday to Friday 9-5 scares the shit out of me now for some reason.
thelittlevikingthatwould
Same
bloodflavoredcornsyrup
Hey and dont forget the part where we get screwed out of holidays...
Lifeangel
Hell I got double pay on holidays.
EwokDude
New Years Day overnight into the second counts as a holiday. New Years Eve overnight doesn't. That is beyond stupid.
Pyrowolf1
As an airline pilot, what is a holi...day? Holidazzle? Hollandaise? What even is that?!?
IceStalker7
Yes! I worked the 4th of July one year, and didnt get my holiday pay. My boss actually told me that the 4th takes place on the 3rd!
BeinrichBimmler
my union got us time and a half for all holidays, i worked every christmas and new years for 10 years.
JustContrary
Ran stat lab/blood bank M/S for ten years, worked every Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, all holidays. And got treated like shit by D/S.
needanamedammit
Even the crappy union at a place I worked at got us double OT for holidays.
NaughtButOne
In my country, that's federal law...
BeinrichBimmler
damn, in the US its law too but they side-step it every chance they can
PieAndCoffee
Time and a half? You're getting ripped off.should be at least 2.5
bloodflavoredcornsyrup
Yeah, im union and i get 2.5x. on holidays also, those are usually six-teeners....
BeinrichBimmler
i'm retired, can;t remember how they did it honestly. But it wasn't 2.5... sadly
lunchbucket
Working holidays is better than working it during the day. At least I can be with family during the day and work at night
Fakamean
We get the day before a holiday off.
bloodflavoredcornsyrup
Yes but, if holiday is on a Monday, that means i go into work Monday night for Tuesday.
ThaWhiteRanger
The higher ups thinking they pulled a sneaky on us
EngorgedPhallus
And then there's daylight savings.
squeeasy
https://youtu.be/k4EUTMPuvHo
ForTheLoveOfGodLetMeSleep
Nightshifter who lives in AZ. I totally forgot daylights savings is a thing.
StillNotYouTube
Lucky.
frothygash
Bar tenders worse nightmare
Demmayyy
Add an extra damn hour to that night
KillerTofu615
Oh yeah its great getting paid for 8 hours and working 9 or working 8 hours and getting paid 7.
3141593653589793
Daylight unsaving is great when you get a free hour payed.
RustBeard16
Oh I just love working 13 fucking hours... Right between 2 other fucking 12 hour shifts
fingersb
Preach
Demmayyy
Previous noc RN. Will never go back. Loving feeling like a human on days
hardytardigrade
Somehow seems to fuck you both ways. Either a longer shift or a smaller paycheck
MrSquiggleTheManFromMars
Sounds like your employer is cutting corners you should be paid for the jours work even when thr clock ticks back, im an overnighter and my
MrSquiggleTheManFromMars
Employer accounts for it in my pay
lunchbucket
Oh fuck that shit.
Cek0619
This was the worst part of night shift.
Maboroshi1994
come to europe, the EU's voted to phase out DST, it'll be gone in the next couple years
alecdshope
Does the UK have to keep it after Brexit, because that sounds like a typical Brexit decision?
Maboroshi1994
the phase in is 2 years from now, so it depends on whether they leave or not. brexiteers have been complaining about it though.
SupermassiveZebra
Good riddance, hope it actually happens
AlmostLurking
Inb4 it delays
TLoATDaE
Company I used to work for tried a few thing every year: when you worked 9, they try to pay you 8. If you worked the lucky 7, they'd pay 7.
TLoATDaE
"Oh, you'll make it up in the fall/spring". Never fell for it. Always got my full pay. Didn't mind the 7 shift in Spring. Zombie relief :|
drakewarnock
Paying 7 for working 7 is understandable. Paying 8 for working 9 is illegal.
TLoATDaE
The say "you got paid for 8 last time, so it works out" but, yea. Illegal, so I always got my 9 in the fall. They couldn't fault my logic.