People with changing shift timings - how do you cope with it?
Feeling my health go wild because my shift changes every month for a 24x7 model. Curious to know how everyone else is dealing
JazzyBoba
Moving to a Night Shift
Hey, everyone I'm a recent MBA grad (fresher with no experience) , i got placed in an IT service company for the first two months , i was nurtured to being a project manager but honestly that role didn't suit me , i come from a non tech background and the initial shift was 2 p.m -11 p.m.
But one week back my department was changed and now I'm in a corporate strategy role seeing the finance side of the project doing FP&A. I was happy that my role was changed but my shift is from 6 p.m to 3 a.m now and now I'm scared that this shift will ruin my mental health and cause other issues. But I really need the work experience, currently the market is pretty bad and with no work ex, It's impossible to switch. So my fellow 🍇viners help me out and give me tips on how to manage the night shift without ruining my mental health.
16mo ago
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ZestyDonut
Stealth16mo
Get a good sleep of 2-3 hours before starting your schedule . It doesn’t hurt till 12:00 AM. Best part in this case is you get to windup by 3:00 AM
JazzyBoba
Stealth16mo
Thanks for the advice , most of the days my work will be done by 12 I'm guessing but I can't leave the office due to the facial scan system and you need to be in the office for 8 hours to get attendance
ZestyDonut
Stealth16mo
Personal suggestion would be to say fuck off to this company as soon as you can
JumpyWaffle
Grapevine16mo
In a previous life I used to do something equivalent to a night shift. Used to work 8 PM to 4 AM
Cons:
Really does affect sleep because sleeping in the day has noise/excess light problems. Please take care of your health!
Pros: Used to wake up at 1 PM in the afternoon and could chill for the first 7 hours everyday until 8 PM hit. Was a fun time
JazzyBoba
Stealth16mo
Thanks for the advice, I know the work is more interesting compared to the previous work and I'm excited for it but I'm just scared that working in these timings would affect my social life
GroovyBoba
Buy good curtains/eye mask. Even if you go to bed at ~5am you can fool your body a bit and wake up at 12.
DancingCoconut
Stealth16mo
FYI make sure you're being paid night shift pay, will be like an extra 100-300 per day depending on the company.
JazzyBoba
Stealth16mo
I'll try to enquire the HR about it , but the problem is that this company pays peanuts but this is the first time they have hired MBA grads and they are paying us relatively well.
SqueakyNugget
Stealth16mo
Initially when I started my career, I had 6pm to 5am shift. And I didnot like my work at all, it was like a call centre.
But you have an advantage here, since you like your work. And 3am is honestly not bad.
I would say give it a try for 2 months. It takes our body rhythm this much time to adjust.
And most importantly please keep an eye on what you eat and exercise everyday.
There is a tendency of people working in night shift to maintain bad health. So please eat fruits , eat salads if not fancy ones at least basic ones.
Night time don’t eat heavy food. And limit your beverage(tea or coffee only) consumption to 1 to 2 per days.
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Curated from across
Night shift questions?
I've never worked in a US shift schedule (9 PM - 5 AM IST) before, but my company is considering alternating shifts starting next month. The proposed schedule would involve working 2 weeks on US hours and 2 weeks on regular Indian hours....
I'm miserable working the night shift.
Honestly, I thought the added allowance would be worth it.
But I honestly hate the work I'm doing and everything about the office in general.
I miss chilling out in the evenings after work like a normal person, I miss just being ...
Top comment
Take the pay cut and come out of this nightshift. This nightshift thing will f’up your health too.