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Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 10:42:31
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Craig W
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Ive just started a new job where i work shifts, nights are 6pm-6am and days are 6am-6pm.
My shift pattern is 4 days, 3 nights and 4 days off followed by 3 days, 4 nights and 3 days off.
For aslong as i can remember my daily routine has been the same so this is going to throw my sleeping/eating/training pattern right out the window. I suppose when i get used to the pattern it'll be ok.
Do many of you work shifts, and how long did it take to adapt to the change?
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 10:50:49
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I've worked shifts for years mate. I've done loads of different paterns over the years, some better than others but non of them really effected my training.Currently I'm doing 4 on 4 off which is pretty good for training and diet. Obviously it's night shifts that f*ck things up but you get used to it.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 10:51:27
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I used to work a shift pattern like that and hated it.
3 days 2 days 2 nights 3 nights 12hr shifts, it just seemed all I was doing was working. I took to it well and adjusted quickly but hated my body clock being messed up.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 10:51:59
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You dont get much time off on your pattern do you ? 
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:06:29
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yeah i do, and it ain't the greatest thing. Fitting your diet round you shifts is hard work. it doesn't really effect my training too much, but i would love to be able to get more sleep. my body clock is so messed up it stupid.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:08:19
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I cant really get my head around the rota, a guy i work with said it works out that we work 21 days of the month, but looking at the rota and counting up each shift over a 4 week period it works out around 18 days per month - i think lol.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:13:37
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I work 3 main different shifts. 0700 - 1500, 1200-2200, and 2100 - 0700. Been doing these around 2 years and it still take me a couple of days each side of a **** change to properly get my body clock sorted, by then its shift change again!
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:17:41
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so hang on, people work days, then nights with no break, THEN have a couple of days off? 
surely it should be 2 day shifts, 2 days off, 2 night shifts, repeat?
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:20:11
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The most shifts a do in a row is four on nights, then have 3 off then start on something else, if im on day shifts then its 2 off.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:20:30
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Craig W
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Yeah that's one of the crap things about my shifts, we always finish on nights so my first day off i'll be getting home from a night shift and sleeping half the day.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:23:41
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ORIGINAL: Craig W
Yeah that's one of the crap things about my shifts, we always finish on nights so my first day off i'll be getting home from a night shift and sleeping half the day.
yeah thats one of the worse parts. i Try getting up earlyish on my 1st day off after nights or i find i cant sleep normally on my days off.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:30:45
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ORIGINAL: 2 the max
so hang on, people work days, then nights with no break, THEN have a couple of days off?
surely it should be 2 day shifts, 2 days off, 2 night shifts, repeat?
Going from days to nights isn't too bad because you finish your days at 6pm then you aren't working again until 6pm the following night.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:33:45
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Dissoluteman - same with me luckily my place of work is a 5 minute drive from home so after nights i'll be in bed by 6.30am then i'll be up around 11-12.
I'm a doorman too, so with my shifts i can only work 2 weekends out of 3. I get home from the club at 5am and i'm at work at 5.45am ready to do a 12 hour shift lol.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 3 2008 11:35:13
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I manage around 5 different shift patterns
4 shift conti on a 28 day rotation 24/7 cover
3 shift conti on a 21 day rotation mon-fri
3 shift standard (6-2, 2-10, 10-6)
double day (6-2, 2-10)
days (7-3.30)
I go on 3 shift standard this month - nice 30% premium so aint all that bad. we're trying to get all the men on this pattern, conti shifts are a waste of time, totally inefficient.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 4 2008 14:47:38
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Craig W
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Also, only ever working days i always used to take certain supps/meds at set times throughout the day. Bit confusing now with my sleep/work pattern all over the place lol.
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RE: Who works shifts? - May 4 2008 17:17:20
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i work a 5 week rota
in no perticular order consists of 7am/3pm, 7am/5pm, 1pm/11pm, 2pm/midnight, 5pm/3am and 9pm/7am.
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