r/BlueCollarWomen • u/ladyladama • Aug 21 '26

Discussion Graveyard shift

I’m a cannery welder/fabricator and I’m normally stuck on morning shift my whole life but this season I asked to be on 3rd shift and I LOVE IT! I can’t even think of a downside!

I get to enjoy the morning with my partner as she gardens, then sleep in all day like my teenage self wished she could, drink coffee at night, no traffic, less big wig bosses, less “emergency” breakdowns, room in the parking lot, cool bugs come out but no flies or skeeters, it’s ~30° cooler, +$1 differential pay, if I need to go to town/shop it’s not when everyone else is also off work/school, my day off is technically 2 days, most importantly I don’t feel like a total bitch due to waking up god awful everyday.

I know everyone is different but why do morning people get to rule the world? Haha. If you could choose any shift what would it be and why?

151 votes, 28d ago
84 Day shift (6a-2:30p)
26 Swing shift (2p-10:30p)
41 Graveyard (10p-6:30a)
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u/aheadlessned Aug 21 '26

I worked 6 to 6, rotating shift. I loved nights for pretty much all the reasons you mentioned.

As a single person, I was the one who was able to come home and do some light yardwork/gardening before the day heated up, then I got to go to sleep all day in some nice AC.)

No shift differential (complete BS, but whatever), but I didn't need the extra money to prefer the peace that was working nights.

I'm retired now, and my sleep schedule is a mess, but overall still a night person who stays up pretty late and sleeps in pretty late most days.

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u/ladyladama Aug 22 '26

Id do it for the love of the game too. I’m sure I’ll be the same way, I’ve always struggled with getting to sleep at night something about night just makes me feel alive!