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Erimess the Energetic Itchy Advocate of Justice wrote:
>On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 02:01:35 GMT, Saint George's Dragon
><firstname_lastname@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>I worked one summer at a bottlecap factory, I was in charge of the
>>machine that made the cardboard boxes the bottlecaps were shipped off
>>in. I worked 12 hour shifts (and every two weeks I shifted from day to
>>night shift).
>I am so sorry. I have yet to figure out how management missed the
>point that we are human beings, and as a general rule can't just go
>switching from night to day shifts every two weeks like that. I would
>probably literally end up in the hospital because my body would react
>so badly to it. Except that sounds like something I should be able to
>turn into Workers' Comp and get disability. 🙂
Luckily, I had no trouble switching. It was just a matter of staying
up all night and then sleeping during the day before I went to night
shift. And staying up all day and sleeping all night the night before
day shift. IIRC I would sleep in the days for the two weeks I was on
night shift to keep in the swing. It was weird to be up when everyone
else was asleep, it made me feel kind of special. The complete
exhaustion induced by standing up for 12 hours a day helped make the
change over easy. I just hit the bed and I was out. I can not remember
much about what I did in my off time in that summer, although a check
of my external memory (google groups
reveals I posted here at a
good rate in that period. Probably, I just lazed about on my off days
visited some friends. My subsequent summer university jobs let me to
take summer courses in addition, that was very enriching.
The scary thing was the way my coworkers would tear out of the parking
lot. I got a ride with my parents (or via taxi or a coworker), but I
knew how tired I felt, I was sure this could not be good for the
accident rate. Although subsequently I have heard horror stories about
what extended night shifts can do to people. Probably my young body
was springy enough to deal with it. I agree it makes no sense. I think
12 hour shifts are also a bad idea. I believe there were studies done
during WWII that showed productivity drops off so badly after 8 hours
that you end up behind.
>I too worked at a place with 12 hour shifts, where they worked 3 on
>and 3 off, so the schedule was different days each week.
I think our schedule was 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off,
2 days on, 3 days off and switch schedule, back to start. So you
worked 84 hours over two weeks. So it alternated every other week.
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nI+ nPT nS+ nT- y- a25, Captain in the Cinnaguard, Weirdo, Blue Bow
[B><B], Website: http://individual.utoronto.ca/fofound
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Yours Truly Saint George's Dragon
Allan Olley -==UDIC==-
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"Einstein, stop telling God what to do." Neils Bohr.
Erimess the Energetic Itchy Advocate of Justice wrote:
>On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 02:01:35 GMT, Saint George's Dragon
><firstname_lastname@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>I worked one summer at a bottlecap factory, I was in charge of the
>>machine that made the cardboard boxes the bottlecaps were shipped off
>>in. I worked 12 hour shifts (and every two weeks I shifted from day to
>>night shift).
>I am so sorry. I have yet to figure out how management missed the
>point that we are human beings, and as a general rule can't just go
>switching from night to day shifts every two weeks like that. I would
>probably literally end up in the hospital because my body would react
>so badly to it. Except that sounds like something I should be able to
>turn into Workers' Comp and get disability. 🙂
Luckily, I had no trouble switching. It was just a matter of staying
up all night and then sleeping during the day before I went to night
shift. And staying up all day and sleeping all night the night before
day shift. IIRC I would sleep in the days for the two weeks I was on
night shift to keep in the swing. It was weird to be up when everyone
else was asleep, it made me feel kind of special. The complete
exhaustion induced by standing up for 12 hours a day helped make the
change over easy. I just hit the bed and I was out. I can not remember
much about what I did in my off time in that summer, although a check
of my external memory (google groups
reveals I posted here at agood rate in that period. Probably, I just lazed about on my off days
visited some friends. My subsequent summer university jobs let me to
take summer courses in addition, that was very enriching.
The scary thing was the way my coworkers would tear out of the parking
lot. I got a ride with my parents (or via taxi or a coworker), but I
knew how tired I felt, I was sure this could not be good for the
accident rate. Although subsequently I have heard horror stories about
what extended night shifts can do to people. Probably my young body
was springy enough to deal with it. I agree it makes no sense. I think
12 hour shifts are also a bad idea. I believe there were studies done
during WWII that showed productivity drops off so badly after 8 hours
that you end up behind.
>I too worked at a place with 12 hour shifts, where they worked 3 on
>and 3 off, so the schedule was different days each week.
I think our schedule was 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off,
2 days on, 3 days off and switch schedule, back to start. So you
worked 84 hours over two weeks. So it alternated every other week.
--
d e+ N- T- Om++ UK!1!2!3!4!56A78!9 u uC uF- uG+ uLB+ uA nC nR nH+ nP
nI+ nPT nS+ nT- y- a25, Captain in the Cinnaguard, Weirdo, Blue Bow
[B><B], Website: http://individual.utoronto.ca/fofound
-----------
Yours Truly Saint George's Dragon
Allan Olley -==UDIC==-
-----------
"Einstein, stop telling God what to do." Neils Bohr.
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