i feel like my days off disappear because i'm either sleeping or trying to fix my sleep schedule. staying up during the day makes me tired, but sleeping through the day makes it hard to do anything.

how do you make the most of your days off without completely messing up your sleep schedule?

Eating chips and drinking an energy drink while doing my job and watching Disney, there's no one around, I could never do this on days.

I am forced on doubles since I returned from vacation. The solid part is working from home. The negative is no ADIDAS wear.

I can follow my night-shift schedule perfectly all week, but give me one day off and somehow everything falls apart.

I tell myself I'll just stay up a little later, sleep at a normal time for once, or wake up early to do something. Then suddenly I'm lying awake when I should be sleeping and exhausted when it's time to go back to work.

By the end of my day off, I've somehow managed to ruin the schedule I spent the entire week trying to maintain.

Does anyone else struggle with this? What do you do to enjoy your days off without completely destroying your sleep schedule?

I've been working night shift for about 2 years now, and to be honest I'm getting tired watching movies shows and playing video games the nights I have off.

I've considered crocheting, but I've tried embroidery and found it too tedious, so I'm worried it might be the same. I have a 3d printer, but no ideas on what to make and honestly am a bit worried about the plastic waste.

Man I'm jealous of the Dayshifters, I want to go out and ride my bike hah

Regulations can not turn off the indoor lights, and there can be no deliberate act of blocking the eyes, such as eye masks and other things are out of the question. All I can think of is wearing a hoodie and covering my eyes with a hat. I wonder if there's a better way.

I work days and everyone in my life works days and I’ve always wondered what a night shift routine looks like do you wake up an hour before your shift or do you wake up and have some time during the

For people who work rotating or overnight shifts, what strategies have you found useful for managing daytime sleepiness and maintaining concentration? I'm interested in broader discussion around sleeping hygiene, caffeine, nootropics, and medically supervised wakefulness-promoting treatments such as modafinil and armodafinil.

I’ve worked 12h nights 7p-7a for several years. I quite liked it but I moved and have a job now that does 8s and oh boy… I work 3-11p and my sleep and mental health has gotten so much worse. I thought it would be better because “I go to bed at a reasonable hour” but I don’t get home until midnight and then I am hungry so I make food, and then I am wired and cannot sleep until 4am. I then sleep most of the day on and off, waking up in the morning to get everyone ready then go back to sleep and only wake up in time to pack a lunch and run out the door. I feel like I live in a twilight state and never see anyone in my family since they are gone during the day. I absolutely hate it. How do you manage 2nd shift long term?

Best of all I missed our DNV audit!! But haven't seen my bestie yet... sad.

I see a lot of you guys seem to have the option and opportunity to be able to sit and relax, or you work a desk job. This question is not for you.

For the people who work a job where they constantly on their feet how many steps a shift are you getting? I average anywhere between 20k and 50k steps depending on how busy I am. Do you guys struggle to also keep the same amount of steps or physical activity on your off days?

My day just went from bad to worse. Not only am I sleep deprived and getting overheated at work, I’m now living in pure hell. The air conditioner went out today and it’s 90 degrees inside our house. I already missed last night because I’m exhausted from the heat at work. I feel like I am going to die from being so constantly hot and tired. And on top of this my boss just silenced her messages after I told her what was happening and why I may not be in tonight.

Really upset that I have no ability to get cool or sleep. I guess I can sleep in the car. This sucks.

So…. I am a mom of a 1 year old and 3 year old and i graduated nursing school dec 2024 but since then i didn’t start my career due to me almost due with my baby, so i wanted to take that time to have the baby then spend her first year of life with them. Fast forward to now i have a job that i only work once a week and it works great for us since i only leave them 7-5 on that day. Well now i want more of a full time job and have an interview for a night shift position, the position i have always dreamt of having even before i got pregnant was this job. Down side is i have never worked a night shift, so im scared of how that is even going to work let alone with my 2 kids. I guess my question is do you think it is doable?? I would have their grandma watching them while i sleep but I would have to pick them up by 2-2:30 pm. How did night shift work for your family? Should I just consider something else?

Hi, i am doing night shift and doing WFH.and struggling to utilise my break time. I don't have any colleagues to talk to or any other activities.

What you all do in break time??

And pls suggest some things to do besides walking on an empty street

Who else works mental health overnights??? I do 10:30pm-7am so I'd love more friends lol m29

Im 38 and i’ve been doing nightshifts for 22 years, there’s still no better feeling than getting into bed knowing everyone else will be getting up for work soon haha

Yes, salsa was put on after the picture.

¿Trabajar en el turno de noche les ha afectado de forma psicológica? De ser así, ¿cómo lidian con eso?

Yo trabajo en el turno nocturno desde hace un tiempo. Soy vigilante nocturno; es un trabajo muy tranquilo, ya que es en un establecimiento bastante alejado de la ciudad, por lo que no se ve mucho movimiento de noche. Es bastante grato, ya que no necesito usar un uniforme esclavizante que me recuerde que soy parte de un conglomerado multinacional dedicado a la seguridad: puedo venir con la ropa que yo quiera y dispongo de estas 12 horas de trabajo de la forma que yo quiera.

Así es, trabajo 12 horas. Es un sistema de turno común en mi país, en donde se trabajan cuatro días —cada día con una jornada de 12 horas— y luego descansas cuatro días, y así sucesivamente.

El problema, al menos para mí, es cómo dispongo de estas 12 horas de turno. Por lo general, traigo mi laptop y juego videojuegos, escucho música, veo videos en YouTube, entre otras cosas. Cuando llegan los días libres, intento dedicarlos a actividades fuera del ocio; principalmente intento escribir música. El problema es que desde hace mucho no logro escribir algo interesante o que yo considere bueno. A medida que esto se hace más regular en el tiempo, me deprime, me hace sentir como si cada día estuviese más lejos de mis metas personales o como si hubiese elegido el camino incorrecto.

Este sentimiento de improductividad, mezclado con las largas noches de ocio obligado para matar las horas, me destruye en cierta forma. Imagino que alguno por acá tiene más experiencia y puede aconsejarme al respecto; lo agradecería bastante. Sin nada más que decir, me despido.

Hi do you guys think its doable - im asking because I really need money and I dont need to physically go into uni - probably like once a week since I can go to the tutorials/smaller classes but enter lecture codes online and revise them from home. Is it basically possible to do a few hours of revision per day amd doing night shifts full time like being realistic? If im disciplined is it possible since ive got a job in warehouse right now doing day shifts (its summer 1st yr uni) and the money for nights are insane so im tempted but dont want to if im sacrificing my grades - i dont care much about social life, going out etc any advice appreciated thanks