Anyone ever worked night shift?

[BoxingGorilla]

I have on several occasions.

Horrible.

I never felt rested and often felt myself on the verge of stroke. Maybe it was smaller than that but my heart suffered none-the-less.

[Memphis]

I've worked nights on a couple of occasions, was great. Generally you get your work done in half the time and fuck around for a large portion of the night. I worked in Cardiff many years ago putting air conditioning duct into a TV factory. Got left a list of jobs that needed doing before the morning shift started, fucked off down the pub if footy was on, then came back, did work, crawled into a tube of duct with a quilt and pillow and snored until morning, jobs a good un.

Go for it mate, but not for too long.

[AdamGB]

I've worked into the early hours a few times... 4am etc.

They had to pay us 1.5 times our rate for a night shift (which they class as if you start after 11pm... so they'd usually get you in from 4-6 and pay you single time.

Cunts 0_o

Never done a 'full' night shift, but hopefully I'll cope as I'm hoping to get into the fire service by the middle of next year.

(passed all of my tests almost 2 years ago... just found out I have to re-do them all incase I've became fatter/stupider )

I managed to cope with being up at 8am, training all day... staying up till 6am the next day to watch ricky hatton head butt a corner post, getting home at 7:30 and not bothering to sleep because I had a 12 hour shift starting at 9...

What's worse is that the gym I was working in's receptionist was on holiday so I had to sit on the desk all day... walking the floor would have made it much easier to stay awake!! once or twice I almost fell off the chair I was in if I didn't focus on staying awake but I had been awake for something stupid like 35 hours by this point!

[AdamGB]

Is there much work to be done on the night shifts porky?

I know it probably differs from area to area, but apart from call outs is it a case if doing routine checks on the equipment, playing cards and dosing in the rec room?

Is it common for some people not to be able to adapt to it or do most people get into the swing of it?

It's the only thing about the job I'm not too sure about.

[porkypara]

Is there much work to be done on the night shifts porky?

I know it probably differs from area to area, but apart from call outs is it a case if doing routine checks on the equipment, playing cards and dosing in the rec room?

Is it common for some people not to be able to adapt to it or do most people get into the swing of it?

It's the only thing about the job I'm not too sure about.

How your night shift goes depends on two things,firecalls and your boss.


Like you said on nights you test equipment do a bit of drill(useing the equipment) or have lecturers about different topics.
Like all jobs if you got a keen boss you will do a lot but if your boss is laid back then you will do a bit less.

If you got a good watch then it does not matter if you work on a quiet or bussy station but if you work on a quiet station its more important to have boys you get on with.

Overall mate its a great job so I am sure you will get in the swing of things.
The tricky part is just getting in in the first place.