Graveyard Shift

[Mattymatt]

Does anyone else work a graveyard shift? I work the 12:00am - 8:00am shift and always thought I would dread it. Turns out, I like it very much. Being a security guard on the graveyard shift positively rocks! I guess since I do better with darkness, this is a good fit for me. I get the last bus downtown and the first bus back home. I especially like that it is dark and cold. I love touring the grounds of the abandoned buildings and it is especially cool in a full moon. It's almost as if I feel the most peace when I am at work. It is just me and the world.

The security company I work for is testing a new technology that makes the graveyard shift a snap. We wear a small tracking device on our belts that records everywhere we've been. At the end of the shift, we simply connect the device to the computer and print and sign our daily logs. I guess it is also big brotherish but all I have to do is print out, sign, and go home. I hope things stay this way for some time. I volunteered to work on Christmas and New Years. Less lonely that way.

 

[WildCat]

I work nights at a store, it's pure bliss once all the customers leave. It's me and the other employees (which is fine) for a set amount of time until the store opens up again, but I enjoy that aspect of the job very much. There are ups and downs like with any job and I'm not always consistent, but for the most part everything tends to go by smoothly.

 

[Mattymatt]

I work nights at a store, it's pure bliss once all the customers leave. It's me and the other employees (which is fine) for a set amount of time until the store opens up again, but I enjoy that aspect of the job very much. There are ups and downs like with any job and I'm not always consistent, but for the most part everything tends to go by smoothly.

I have only been working for three weeks. I haven't been regularly employed since the summer of 2014. I had worked here and there but had meltdowns and problems or even fired. The hardest part was getting back to regular work. I was literally terrified of getting fired. Now, I am starting to feel comfortable and even to like it. I realize that there may be some ups and downs but right now I will ride the wave. I think that the environment really had to be right. In some ways this job is an excellent fit because all I have to do is come in and do my thing. The standards are fairly low so people are easily impressed. My supervisor told me that he appreciates having someone he can count on that will always be on time, and in a clean, presentable uniform.

 

[Bolletje]

I'm at my most productive during the graveyard shift as the amount of distractions is a lot lower. However, I don't get to work graveyard shifts all the time, I usually work days and sometimes a week of graveyard shifts. Switching up my biorhythm is very hard for me, so that I'm very quick to anger during those weeks. It's a shame, reallly.

 

[Mattymatt]

When biorhythms change like that it can be very difficult. I'm just trying to keep the same schedule, even on my days off. I've found the key is to not go to sleep as soon as I get home. I go to sleep around 1:00PM. That way I wake up in time to shower, eat, and catch the bus. Today is double time! This will really help the paycheck. It's also cold where I am meaning it will be easy to stay alert. Also a light snow is in the forecast.