Time Change already this weekend

[MossRoad]

Ha! My wife and I worked different shifts.....it worked great!

Yes, later in life, I got switched to a 7pm - 3:30am shift. That worked fine, but I was off Saturday nights, so we could still socialize with our friends and family, our kids were grown and out of the house, and it was a regular, repeatable schedule.

I'd come home, force myself to go to sleep, wake up around 10-10:30am, do whatever I wanted to do during daylight hours, then around 4-4:30 I'd clean up and start cooking dinner. Wife would get home at 5:15-5:30, we'd eat dinner, watch the local and national news, I'd leave home at 7:00pm and get to my job at 7:12pm. I had an arrangement with my boss to come in 12 minutes late every day. 5 days times 12 minutes = 60 minutes. I'd come in for an hour department meeting on Wednesday afternoons. Worked out great.

But early in a marriage, irregular, non-repeatable schedules can be rough. You need some time to be together with your spouse and/or friends and family.

My wife's nephew got into the railroad. He was divorced within 2 years. No predictable family time.

 

[bigtiller]

I had a great job for 10 years that had excellent pay and benefits. The majority of the year I worked 6 days a week.

But it was the evening shift, 3:30 to midnight. It was a big part of my first marriage disseverment.

 

[BravoXray]

Job hours are a huge factor in a marriage, I'll attest to that. Without going into great detail, my job hours were horrible and irregular early in our marriage and that caused problems for this newly married couple. Fortunately, we were able to work it out.

I didn't elaborate much in that post, but When I was driving, I left at 5:00AM and rarely got home before 6:00PM. Once I was working in the shop it was even later sometimes, plus most of the day on Saturday and sometimes on Sunday if something had to be repaired for use on Monday. I was young, a wife, two kids and mortgage trying to make ends meet.

 

[MossRoad]

I didn't elaborate much in that post, but When I was driving, I left at 5:00AM and rarely got home before 6:00PM. Once I was working in the shop it was even later sometimes, plus most of the day on Saturday and sometimes on Sunday if something had to be repaired for use on Monday. I was young, a wife, two kids and mortgage trying to make ends meet.

Yeah, that's tough.

Back in the late 80s, the daily newspaper was an evening paper weekdays and a morning paper weekends, hence I had to work 3 weekdays 8-5, and a split shift Friday and Saturday nights. I'd get off around midnight on Saturday morning and 4:00-5am on Sunday morning. I got every 3rd weekend off, but had to work 5 weekdays that week. Made it hard to socialize and hard to stay awake on weekend days.

 

[cqaigy2]

Just in case you all forgot, DST is what it should be changed to.

 

[lman]

Just in case you all forgot, DST is what it should be changed to.

If you like working with a flashlight.

 

[cqaigy2]

If you like working with a flashlight.

I've been working with a flashlight for the last month, so...... Well actually i've been using a flashlight for years, but

 

[Oaktree]

But early in a marriage, irregular, non-repeatable schedules can be rough. You need some time to be together with your spouse and/or friends and family.

My wife's nephew got into the railroad. He was divorced within 2 years. No predictable family time.

Sucks if you're single too.
I worked for many years as a field service technician. 50-60% travel, and not regular. Couldn't make any sort of plans.

I had a great job for 10 years that had excellent pay and benefits. The majority of the year I worked 6 days a week.

But it was the evening shift, 3:30 to midnight. It was a big part of my first marriage disseverment.

I liked that shift myself even though I'm not really a night person. I'd go to bed within an hour of getting home, and be up by 9 or so. Had most of the day free...didn't have to take time off to register car, pay taxes or deal with other stuff that had to be done 9-5. Didn't do wonders for the social life though...

 

[ponytug]

Yeah, that's tough.

Back in the late 80s, the daily newspaper was an evening paper weekdays and a morning paper weekends, hence I had to work 3 weekdays 8-5, and a split shift Friday and Saturday nights. I'd get off around midnight on Saturday morning and 4:00-5am on Sunday morning. I got every 3rd weekend off, but had to work 5 weekdays that week. Made it hard to socialize and hard to stay awake on weekend days.

Ugh. That is a tough series of shifts. I worked a solo summer job that had me doing a day shift (8-4), two evening shifts (4-12), an overnight shift (12-8), and another evening shift. The "day" between the overnight and the evening shift, aka the commute home, 5-6 hours of sleep, shower, and back to work always seemed short for some reason... I remember asking the manager why we couldn't work a consistent shift, and she said she wanted to see everyone in daylight at least once a week.

It didn't do much for my social life, either.

I am very impressed with folks who either don't need much sleep, or can function well on alternating shifts.

All the best,

Peter

 

[MossRoad]

Ugh. That is a tough series of shifts. I worked a solo summer job that had me doing a day shift (8-4), two evening shifts (4-12), an overnight shift (12-8), and another evening shift. The "day" between the overnight and the evening shift, aka the commute home, 5-6 hours of sleep, shower, and back to work always seemed short for some reason... I remember asking the manager why we couldn't work a consistent shift, and she said she wanted to see everyone in daylight at least once a week.

It didn't do much for my social life, either.

I am very impressed with folks who either don't need much sleep, or can function well on alternating shifts.

All the best,

Peter

Yuk! Body can never settle into a rhythm.