people who work graveyards

junglequeen · #1 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

how do you do it?
I did one last night 930- 6am (i need the $ to buy my bro a new computer) and it was lonley and I felt alienated for being up while the rest of the world was sleeping
is there some sort of trick for sleeping in the day?
(i was afraid to drink coffee because I didnt think Id be able to sleep this morning )

meth0dical · #2 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

i work 9pm-6am every night, and i love it.
you cant just work one or two, it has to be full time so your body and mind can adjust, but once you get used to it, damn.
i like it because it fits the party lifestyle, when everyone's passing out at 4am on friday night im still rocking the case :)

bl0nde · #3 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

i do it once a year at my work 12 am -9 am. on boxing day.. last year i got sooo sick! hopefully this year wont be so bad

junglequeen · #4 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

yeah i think its the routine that im missing
random graveyards are like random sober raving sessions
you can make it through - but your hitting rock bottom for the last few hours

Sykonee · #5 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

Well, my graveyard is full time so I've gotten used to a perfect reversed sleeping pattern. To help me out, though, I've put tinfoil on my window in my bedroom. I sometimes drink a glass of wine before I hit the sack,too.

As for lonelyness, I don't have to deal with that at all. I work with a crew; minimum half a dozen people in the store at all times. We're kept quite busy working orders to the shelves and prepping the store for another day most of the night.

And I concur with meth0. The reverse sleeping pattern is quite nice for partying. ;)

BrownThug · #6 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

i work 7pm to 7am on friday and saturdya EVERY WEEK
and then 4 to midnight on sunday

BrownThug · #7 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

ps. steveo works same hrs with me....we listen to trance and house and get hammered ahahahahha

mapleleaf4ever · #8 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

Working Graveyards isn't too bad, I did it for 3 months straight in Fort Nelson. Five Days a week. For the first Two Months I only slept 3 hours a day so I could go and enjoy the daylight. Then I burnt out and slept from 7:30am to 8:45pm. Long enough to be concious for my Shift.

Belms · #9 (**permalink**) Dec 10, 04

And i thought this thread was about people who worked in graveyards.

TheCooker · #10 (**permalink**) Dec 11, 04

Starting in Jan. I will be working 930pm to 7am...I have no Idea how I'm going to do it....tgfp!!!

Ms.Chop · #11 (**permalink**) Dec 11, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrownThug

ps. steveo works same hrs with me....we listen to trance and house and get hammered ahahahahha

if i need a 2nd job.. could u hook me up?

:p haha

sh4un · #12 (**permalink**) Dec 11, 04

fuck im doing shift work and the shifts are 12 hours!
6pm - 6am for 2 weeks (84 hours every 2 weeks)
then switch 6am - 6pm

(val)Liam · #13 (**permalink**) Dec 11, 04

I work from 10pm-3am part time (mon-wed) and it KILLS... I normally stay over at my girlfriend's for the weekend and when she goes to sleep I have another 4 hours to kill because there is no way I'm going to bed at 11pm-midnight... even worse are the days when I stay over and she works in the morning the next day... I get NO sleep... total sketch...

KenJi · #14 (**permalink**) Dec 11, 04

6 months strong. though on saturday i'm working 3pm - 7am. i got used to it

KenJi · #15 (**permalink**) Dec 11, 04

p.s: i work 11pm - 7am