At night shift, is sleeping lead to losing a job?
609461
Depends on how many times you get wrote up for it.
229047
First off change your shift!!lol secondly get home take a shower sit down in ur robe lay down the rules of the house and go to sleep!!All in all be sleeping within a hour of getting home!!Anything else will lead to poor job performance and bad home life if anything stands in your way cut it loose!!!
462581
I have worked swing shift for 9 years now. I work 12 hour shifts and it switches every 2 and 3 days between nights and days. Then when we are drafted for overtime we work 18 hour shifts. You never get used to it. Sometimes you can find someone to shift trade with all the time. Let them work all your midnights and you work all their days or visa versa. It's easier to handle that way. Then switch it every month or so to be fair to each other because some people get shift differential pay for working the night shifts.
117105
No i do the same kind of shifts. It just means your body needs the sleep to heal etc.\nIf you were sleeping in the afternoon or felt you were tired all the time, id suggest that you had depression.\n\nI wouldnt worry about it,just remember - a power nap which is 3 hours or under is what you should be napping in the afternoon as anymore would make you feel sluggish(after 3 hours, you enter a deeper sleep)
1116493
omg you're so lucky! I've been trying to find a nightshift job. What do you do? (if you don't mind me asking!?)
943418
I got fired for sleeping on the job.\n\nCoach
467251
There are several guidelines that will inevitably help you sleep but you MUST stick to or will suffer.\n\n1.  Make sure your room is QUIET and DARK when you're sleeping.\n2.  Sleep at regular intervals, avoid having "normal" hours on your off-days.  It'll totally screw you up.\n3.  Avoid drugs or sleeping pills--they'll only make matters worse.\n4.  Use non-drug sleep aids like a blindfold, earplugs, relaxing music, etc. to help if you're struggling.\n5.  Avoid exercise or caffeine at hours at which you would not normally be awake while working.\n\nHope this helps.
437014
No cause then my work would probably make me work more hours and I am too tired to work more hours than I am doing now. Course if I could sleep longer it might have an advantage!
905687
It's up to you really, but I know I wouldn't ;)\nThe human body is not made to be sleeping during daytime --we're not bats or anything lol -- and I couldn't possibly get used to it. Plus when do you get to see your family and friends in all of this...\n\nMost people working night shifts end up working all night and doing all kinds of stuff (i.g shopping, going to the movies) during the day... They think they have more time that way, but really they're cutting on the sleep hours... \n\nIf you think you can handle it, go ahead, it could be a fun experience... Good luck honey ;)
543225
I have always found night shifts better, because I can still get things done around town before I go to work in the afternoon/evening.  When you work days, everything is closed when you are at home.  Also, when you work days you have to get up at the alarm regardless of how tired you are.  When I work nights, I get up when I have had enough sleep.  I don't try to adjust my body to the clock, I work the clock to me when I am on nights.
1047221
You have to deal with it. It's his job.  Get a night job if you can. That way you'll be home at the same time. You can't tell him to leave his job for you. Not fair!
805865
There may be but I doubt it.  Shift differentials are not usually mandated by law but may be a feature of a collective bargaining contract in a union shop.  Even in non-union shops, employers may offer shift differentials to induce workers to accept late shift assignments.
29393
In my experience, if you are a nurse aide on a 16 hour shift, that is a rotation.  I used to do it.  You're normally scheduled for 8 hours, but every so often you are asked to stay and pull a double.  Yes, these people sometimes have trouble staying awake, and that's why it's on a rotation, and not daily.  They get some added time off for doing this, so as to rest up.
387216
Unfortunately, in most states, the answer is no, you are not required to be compensated for the time sleeping when away from home, even if the travel is purely business related. Generally, you should be compensated your normal hours, as well as possibly travel time, unless anything was agreed upon otherwise.  If you feel that you're being slighted, contact your state's Department of Labor and ask them.
813372
Ah the world of shift work. I work 12 hour days and 12 hour night shifts and talk about exhausted. You need to go easy on youself and allow yourself a recovery day, especially after nights. Go easy on the coffee, eat healthy ,regular small meals or snacks ,at work  or home,since big meals can add to the tiredness. I tend to stress out a bit on the night before I start my day shifts so I take a low dose of sleep-aid, half the normal dose, on that night. I guess I am worried about waking up on time(0430), and what I am going into. (I work as a nurse in a large jail) After my first shift back I tend to relax and can sleep better. I also prepare all my meals before going back to work so I don't do any cooking at all on the days I work. LOL.
306231
Stay up all day and you will be tired by night. I used to work third shift and had to get used to sleeping at night when I switched shifts to days. I stayed up all day doing choirs and errands and by night time I was exhausted.
550490
i've worked night shift since graduating from high school (except for the period of time when i was in the army), i don't have any trouble, it's become normal for me, just be sure to get plenty of rest, exercise and good nutrition, it can be difficult on your days off to sleep at night, you just have to adjust your timing, don't sleep too much on your first day off so you will be tired when it is time for sleep, you'll get the hang of it.