Well, today was my last day working daylight hours for about 6 months.

Sleep schedule will suck ass, but the work is much easier, for the most part.

Eh, so in the summer you switch back, right?

Sucks in the meantime, but I've always liked working odd hours -- and having "free time" when others are working, etc.

ScottHar

what are the hours??

6pm to 6am

I hear ya. 10Pm to 6:30Am going on 3 years now. But, bosses are so idiotic, I'd have gotten fired after 3rd day on any other shift.

As a retired C.O. (I worked graveyard for almost 10 years straight), I can tell you, you will put yourself in good stead if you "condition" yourself to that schedule.

You will find that you can accomplish almost as much on that schedule as any other.

Be safe and take good care

When I lived in San Diego I worked 5pm - 5am, 3 days on, 4 days off. Took a little getting used to, but it wasn't bad. My first day off I'd typically stay up all day and switch back to a normal schedule the rest of my days off.

Welcome to the dark side....

I am a career mid-shifter and I love it. I get more done at home on this shift than any other. I work Mon through Thurs 10PM to 8AM and have a long weekend every weekend to spend with my family. I can come home during the week and do what I need to around the house, without interuptions . I stay up until I get tired and sleep like a rock when I do go to bed.

John

Worked 6PM-6AM for years.The best thing you can do for your health is to stick to that schedule on your days off.

-Baldy-

we swap days and nights every set we work... I'm on nights this monday and tuesday, be on days friday, saturday, sunday, then back to nights wednesday and thursday and so forth and so on. the hardest thing to get used to is the swap back and forth....

I've already done graveyard for 6 months plus. We switch every 6 months.

It will be a welcome change of pace, but at the same time... I like sleeping when it's dark.

I have my bedroom windows covered with dark curtains, so my room stays mostly dark, but it just seems my days off are more like days off when I work days.

^BTW - When I was an MP, I worked the same hours in Greece for 8 months straight.

I liked it over there because football was on at 10pm instead of 10am. 8^)

I'd rather do 6 months at a time.....

They say it is better for your health. Switching back and forthlike you do is hard on the system.

We change every two weeks..... yup, you heard me. Every two weeks.

First shift..... 7am-4pm

Second..... 3pm-Midnight

Third shift is straight 11pm-8am, they never rotate.

But for those of us not on third, we switch every two weeks. 4 days on, 2 days off. I hate it, 'cause by the time you start being able to **** on a normal schedule, you change shifts again.

We actually had to vote a while back to keep the schedule we have or go to a 2 week rotation and it got voted down. Some people cannot accept change even if it might be good for them..