Has anyone worked a shift where you have to wake up at 3am every day?

[NortheastPhilly]

Tomorrow I switch back to the 4am shift. From 2020 to ‘21 I did it for 18 straight months, then I was able to do second shift for the past 6 but they’re sending me right back. To me it was the stuff of fucking nightmares. I’d get off work at 1pm, fall asleep, wake up at 5pm and be completely screwed. I could never figure it out and I found myself in mental hell. Everytime that alarm went off at 3 I understood why some people offed themselves. Do you have any tips for me to avoid mental anguish?

 

['THE NIGGER MAN']

Tomorrow I switch back to the 4am shift. From 2020 to ‘21 I did it for 18 straight months, then I was able to do second shift for the past 6 but they’re sending me right back. To me it was the stuff of fucking nightmares. I’d get off work at 1pm, fall asleep, wake up at 5pm and be completely screwed. I could never figure it out and I found myself in mental hell. Everytime that alarm went off at 3 I understood why some people offed themselves. Do you have any tips for me to avoid mental anguish?

Sleeping too long at 1pm. Get back up at 2? Stay up till 9? then back to bed till 3?

 

[A House Nigger]

I worked for a shitty morning show in the south in the early to mid 2000’s. Got up at 4:15 to be at work by 5:30. After that worked at a warehouse 6a-2p shift. Really screwed my sleep schedule. If you’re still ready this, I’m sorry

 

[Mr. Faggotry]

Panera doesn’t open that early.

 

[NortheastPhilly]

Sleeping too long at 1pm. Get back up at 2? Stay up till 9? then back to bed till 3?

Even on the days where I got back up at 2, that one hour nap made it impossible for me to fall asleep until like 11

 

[guest]

Mental anguish, for the privledge white male, maybe.
Getting up at 3 to jerk off in a watch tower?
That's one service I won't be thanking you for.

 

['THE NIGGER MAN']

Even on the days where I got back up at 2, that one hour nap made it impossible for me to fall asleep until like 11

Cut it back to 20 minutes then?

 

[satanssockpuppet]

You can't do the after work nap. The afternoon is your evening, you gotta eat dinner, do the laundry, watch your shows, beat off, whatever, then go to bed at 7-8 o'clock. Which sucks, I know, but it's the only way I'd ever be able to do it.

 

[NortheastPhilly]

You can't do the after work nap. The afternoon is your evening, you gotta eat dinner, do the laundry, watch your shows, beat off, whatever, then go to bed at 7-8 o'clock. Which sucks, I know, but it's the only way I'd ever be able to do it.

Right now my plan is pretty much to get changed right after work in the locker room (if I go back to my room I would go right to sleep), take pre-workout and go straight to the gym to catch my second wind and tire myself out enough to fall asleep at 7-8. We’ll see how it goes. Last time around I wasnt working out at all and was drinking too much. I think I’ll be better this time around.

 

[guest]

Stop going to sleep when you get home. Force yourself to stay up. Be in bed by 7:30 and a sleep by 8. That will get your 7 hours a night. Grab a bite to eat after work then fuck off doing whatever until 4. At 4 you will workout(No matter what) even if it's just 45mins of walking on a treadmill. Eat dinner at 5 right after your workout then spend your last 2 hours doing whatever it is you do to unwind.


This will work if you're man enough to do it.

Are you man enough, pussy?


EDIT: DONT DRINK ON WORK NIGHTS!

I was suffering just like you in the sleep department, but I cut out the booze one month ago and my sleep has been insanely good!

Booze fucks with your rem sleep. At least give it up the first week or 2.

 

[fenrir]

Tomorrow I switch back to the 4am shift. From 2020 to ‘21 I did it for 18 straight months, then I was able to do second shift for the past 6 but they’re sending me right back. To me it was the stuff of fucking nightmares. I’d get off work at 1pm, fall asleep, wake up at 5pm and be completely screwed. I could never figure it out and I found myself in mental hell. Everytime that alarm went off at 3 I understood why some people offed themselves. Do you have any tips for me to avoid mental anguish?

How about you just go to bed later and stop crying about it. A lot of people work those kinds of shitty hours but don't contemplate suicide.

 

[HR@PaneraBread]

Panera doesn’t open that early.

Nah some guy who swears blind he's Abe Vigoda shows up around 4:30 every day to open up and then by 7 he's usually asleep in the closet or off to the hospital because he "broke his ass" which is creeping out the cleaners. He doesn't even work here but we can't pass up on free labor

 

[alkiefuck2]

so, you thought you'd be a tough guy and join the army? let me explain something, small brains.
you can't adapt to your new routine? guess what buddy, there's male nurses I know doing that.
not being able to change your sleeping pattern?!
that's a bunk i ain't sleepin' in

 

[Stent]

Pretend you're a millionaire shock jock going to work for 3 hours. When you arrive at your post, refer to someone as Kenny and ask where your eggs are.

 

[guest]

Ask The Destroyer how he did it for 15 years.

I wake up at 830 every day so I'd personally kill myself.

Do you drink coffee?

 

[Upton Baby Sinclair]

Yeah, man and I wanted to kill myself. Woke up at fawkin 3 worked til 430. Worked overnight as a manager at a big box store and that shit sucked too. I found doing a lot of drugs kept me sane, but you’re military so that’s probably out. Anyway, enjoy.

Goto sleep at 7 and wake up at 3, and don’t break your routine if at all possible because it ruins your week and sanity. No naps. I was married (still am, I’m not fawkin Pat) so I didn’t have the luxury of keeping the same schedule on weekends. I would just crash most of the day Sunday to make up for lost sleep on Friday and Saturday.

 

[NortheastPhilly]

Pretend you're a millionaire shock jock going to work for 3 hours. When you arrive at your post, refer to someone as Kenny and ask where your eggs are.

Best answer so far

 

[CuntFucker]

Yh its awful... Anything before 6.30AM is a killer. Feels good to have a 9 to 5 and a big dick and lots of money

 

[Asuka]

Yh its awful... Anything before 6.30AM is a killer. Feels good to have a 9 to 5 and a big dick and lots of money

Your "big dick" is under 4 inches and you won't post an actual measurement.

You have girl hands.

Won't admit high estrogen.

You have Gynecomastia.

You won't post a DNA test.

You steal from landlords.

You went and got degrees to become Anthony Cumia. You drove a shit sucking truck and claimed you work in "construction/demolition" lol.

 

[Dennyislife]

I finished a job 10 years ago where I would get in around 5.30am. I just stayed awake until about 10pm.

And ever since my body clock has been fucked come 10pm I am ready for bed. If I am drinking it could be 8pm. My grandparents called at 9pm the other week and they were heading out as I was getting ready for bed.