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TimmyG Senior Enthusiast

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Doing 12s isnt bad at all! Just keep your eyes off the clock, remimber you have 4 and half day weekends!

 

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j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

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All the whining about 12 hour shifts.

It is just part time.

Full time would be 24 hours. :)

 

Imo 8 hour shifts are a waste of time anyway. I like to work between 10 and 14 hours. I can get stuff done and don't have to shut down just after the job started.

 

And more money comes around too...

 

so long

j-ten-ner

hodo78 Enthusiast

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I worked 3rd shift ( 12am to 8am) 5 days a week for six months back in 2007. Its hard to get used to, but once you find you routine, its not to bad.

 

I found the easiest thing for me was to sleep from 830am to 330pm and then get up and stay up for the rest of the day. Some days when I needed to be somewhere I would stay up all day and just sleep until it was time to go in at midnight. Those nights were bad since I would be running on 2-3 hours sleep.

 

I never took any supplements like 5-hour energy stuff. I would only have a 12oz soda two to three times per shift.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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it will suck for the first 3-4 weeks and you will always be tired and feel like shit, but then your body adapts and it becomes NBD.

 

i personally would stay away from energy shit. eat fruit like an apple or an orange or grapes since you like grape soda aparently

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Well it's 7:10 am here I'm not tired one bit but my feet are killing me, I probably walked a good 10+ miles it was literally nothing but non stop walking for 10 hours

 

 

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99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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We work 12's as well. Depending on how far you live from work, you may have to give up a little sleep to get things done or relax before or after work. I try to get about 6 hours of sleep and am usually accepting that I won't get much done on the days I work.

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