Owl or Lark?

@torunn said
My grandson worked three-shifts in Volvo car production for a while, and it was extremely exhausting for his health and social life. He never had enough sleep.

Friend of mine did the same making tyres, I can't remember the hours exactly, maybe it was 8-8 12 hours shifts that rotated and not 3. Anyway, it's not healthy, maybe just working nights is better if you have a stable routine that doesn't require a lot of coffee and red bull (hate that stuff) to stay awake but I couldn't do it.

@a-unique-nickname said
Friend of mine did the same making tyres, I can't remember the hours exactly, maybe it was 8-8 12 hours shifts that rotated and not 3. Anyway, it's not healthy, maybe just working nights is better if you have a stable routine that doesn't require a lot of coffee and red bull (hate that stuff) to stay awake but I couldn't do it.

I used to work two weeks of nights in every six. I’d often return to day shifts momentarily forgetting what day it was. I also almost crashed my car driving home one morning, taking that l o n g first blink but luckily managed to swerve after clipping the curb rather than driving into trees. A friend returning home from a few trans Atlantic trips working with Virgin Airlines managed to survive hitting the central reservation on a motorway, spinning her car into the wrong direction! And then there are the stories of pilots with depression ….

It’s insane that night workers don’t generally get a break that’s long enough to include a 30 minute nap! It could make all of the difference to driving home safely.