I know night shift taxes the body but thinking about a shift that starts at those times, would it really be that bad with the circadian rhythm? I can understand if a shift starts much earlier like 9-12 in the night.
Is starting a shift 2-5 am really that big of a deal?
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I enjoyed starting at 4:30. Off work by 1, get to enjoy the day, and run errands with no traffic. And when the weekend comes you can take a nap after work, and still stay out late with friends.
If it’s your routine for a while, your body will adjust eventually. The key is being consistent.
2 am is brutal. You have to go to sleep at 5 or 6pm. I’d much rather do normal night shift than start at 2. 5 am isn’t bad though
I used to work night shifts and it absolutely wrecked my mental and physical health because a lot of the time when u r relaxing your friends are at work and vice versa.
Let’s just put things into perspective though, if u start at 2am, that means everything u usually do at a 9-5 has to be changed so u do it 7 hours in advance.
So…breakfast 12/1, dinner/lunch 5/6am, finish work 10am, get home 11am, relax time 4/5hours before u try and get to sleep when your body is usually most active.
Working nights is usually when the worst people come out as well and is very mentally draining as u have to try and stay awake when your body wants to go to sleep.
If it’s a solitary job that means u have to find something to entertain yourself with for 8 hours, now I don’t know about u but I start to fall asleep if I watch something for more than 2/3hours cause it just does that.
Only certain people i know can do it and the ones who do live either quite solitary lives or have a very limited friend circle.
In my experience, it depends on where you work
Your body knows that it’s out of tune with your circadian rhythm.
Besides the fact that you live in another timezone then most of the people, also realise that if you live in an appartment building that your neighbours do their daily things like vacuuming, renovations, playing music or just make noises in general while you try to sleep.
My girlfriend’s dad wakes up at 2am to leave for work. He has to go to bed at 6-7pm and is irritable to be around
It is for some people.
Whats YOUR natural rhythm? SOME people can work nights with little issue. SOME people can pull the schedule youre mentioning easily, some can do it with some dedication, and some would have a significantly harder time with it. Thia is a very personalized issue.