NIGHT JOBS

Flashpoint2 · Post by **Flashpoint2** » May 10th, 2005, 9:48 pm

lol i hear that.. i used to work till 3:30 am. Totally screwed up my days. Right now i'm unemployed (which sucks a--).

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » May 10th, 2005, 10:12 pm

too much stress for me, Id rather work normal shift

manowar821 · Post by **manowar821** » May 11th, 2005, 12:33 am

I've worked all the shifts out there as well... All I have to say is 3rd sucks, and add that to 12 hour shifts, and you will have a heart attack.

Thats right... 12 hours a day, 6pm-6am every day of the week, then an 8 hour shift saturday... Sunday is free, but it's not like you can enjoy it at all.

Evening shift rocks.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » May 11th, 2005, 12:53 am

kiwi_MX3 wrote:I work some odd ball shifts depending on when the planes are in the hanger, or when the engine lines need parts ASAP.
6pm to 6am or 2pm to 2am but regular hours are 6am to 6pm
makes for a long day not as odd ball as you guys....
yea i now what you mean like looking like a white zombi, after
3 weeks of overnights in the hanger, god it was nice to get daylight!

Of course, being an Air Traffic Controller, I can empathize with the "hanger rats". It was a little easier from the comfort of the Control Tower watching the ground crews do their thing in all kinds of weather. But like you, we had to do rotational shifts - 2 days-2 evenings and 2 overnighters-days off and right back into it again. It's a good thing there are safety regulations in place to keep the administarative staff from overworking us which could lead to flight safety issues.
Matt, It must be fairly similar for you too?

kiwi_MX3 · Post by **kiwi_MX3** » May 11th, 2005, 2:06 am

Happy Birthday John you slip that one past me you sly old dog..

we have

2 days 2 nights then four off (12 Hours)
4 days then four off (12 Hours)
there are the "day workers" (8 hours)

2on, 2off, 3on, 2off, 2on, 3off. which what i do
( 12 hours )

except for "D" check's when we run the hanger
shift which is 6 days a week (12 hours) days and nights!

Safety is the number one concern by all means the other is
supplying service and hey you can only work on the planes
when they are not flying or being loaded hence wird hours i guess.

But when your tired you make mistakes but thats where all the
wrk by check's and QC checks and QCA checks come into play

as John has said HIGHLY regulated!!!! you can't fart with out someone
knowing!!!!

neutral · Post by **neutral** » May 11th, 2005, 6:56 am

Ouch. Those 2 day shift rotations sound brutal. At least you get some decent streat of time off though. I used to do weekly rotations of 5 dayshifts then evening shifts and night shifts and that was like having a permanent deteriorating case of jet lag. Also did a stint of working midnight to noon 12 hr shifts. Both those schedules were gonna make me damn near psychotic. Evening shift (3-11p) was always my favorite. Leaves the day free and in a hospital anyway, it's the best shift to work IMO. Always plenty of other evening shift ppl to hang with after work too.

2fazed · Post by **2fazed** » May 14th, 2005, 1:56 am

I go to work around 3:30am, and usually done between 6:30-7:30am, depending on the day. I also work 7 days a week. So it's an odd schedule. I enjoy not working a full 8-12 hour day.

I used to do the 3:30-12:00am schedule. It got to the point where I would sleep after work till I needed to get up before work, and all evening I was tired from oversleep. As long as I don't have to get up at 5am in the morning for an 8 hour shift, I'm good. That sucks.

freyguy_412 · Post by **freyguy_412** » May 14th, 2005, 4:51 pm

Currently on nights, my job switches between days and nights every month. My shift is 5:45pm til 6am... I hate nights with a passion, for reasons I won't bore you all with, but I can't refuse 12.55hr to start!