Thread: How do others get out of night shift mode?

I had 35 years of shift work. After a night shift I just forced myself to stay awake all day then usually had an early night (6 or 7pm) and I would usually sleep for 10-12 hours and kick start a normal day/night routine.

Absolutely, stay awake as long as possible immediately after duty.

If you can't do that have a short nap in the mid morning and get up as soon as you open your eyes and stay up for the rest of the day into the evening.

Only 30 years on Nights/evenings here.

I'm just a pup by comparison! Mind you, I've been doing it since I was 18!

I would work the day of the night shift, then work that night, sleep 10 hrs between nights, after last night shift I would usually work that day till I crashed around 6-7 in the arvo, sleep 12ish hours and swing back

There is no way that you won't feel like **** at all, so I figured you may aswell be productive, lots of people that do 2x12 waste lots of time doing nothing as they are night shift, they still feel bad and achieve very little, just muscle through

I don't miss it, although I do 28 12hr days now, i would happily do 28 nights as you just switch over

Good point, I suppose, is what you call a night shift. Mine was 8hrs from 10 or 11pm for 7 days. Circardian rhythms are supposed to take 4 days to adjust to a new routine. My lady worked at a factory who called night shift 4pm to midnight.

I worked nights for over 20 years right up to my retirement.
I loved it, wouldn't have worked days for twice the money.
I retired 7 years ago. I still go to bed around 3am and get up after 10am.
It works well with my wife; she has 3-4 hours of personal time in the mornings and I have 3-4 hours at night.

Been doing afternoon shift for the past 20 odd years.If we loose the contract(its due in Sept),I'm retiring. No way will I be able to do day shift.

When I used to be on days,I would have a nanna nap around 10 in the morning.

cheers

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Regards
Robbo