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Advice for working 2nd shift... - wondering

Posted: Feb 20, 2013

I start 2nd shift tomorrow and will be working 12 pm to 9 pm. I am wondering how to make this as painless as possible seeing as how I am used to 1st shift. I can take up to 2 hours for breaks, researching, etc. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks.

My experience - me

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I worked those hours for a couple of years, but have now changed to being off at 7 pm instead of 9. I just had a hard time winding down after my shift and would stay up until 12 or 1 am and have a hard time sleeping in. Depends on your sleep habits or if you need to get up early. Other than that, I like being able to run errands in the morning and then come home and work, not having to go out in the evenings, but that's me. Good luck to you.

Personally, I would work straight through and - take my break at the end!

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I cannot stand working at night. I am a morning person. I get tired at 6:30 pm. If I had to work that shift, I would eat lunch at 11:30, punch in at 12, have a dinner at my desk around 5:30 and then I would punch out for the night at 8 pm and go to bed.

I would not be punching out for breaks or research... I would just get up once an hour and stretch for a minute and for bathroom breaks as needed, grabbing a drink on the way back, but I would not punch out for those.

Like the below poster said - see msg

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Eat lunch before you punch in. If that is too early to eat then at least have it ready to go so that you can eat it at your desk without having to punch out for example - A sandwich, some type of finger foods such as fruit like bananas, grapes, sliced apples and already peeled oranges, A pre-made salad, cup of yogurt. Foods that you can eat at your desk without have to punch out.

Get a Thermos or mug and fill up with water or coffee or whatever it is that you like to drink. I personally have a coffee mug and then a water bottle that I keep at my desk so that I dont have to get up for drinks.

I would take two 10 minute breaks because you should not have to punch out for those; so probably one at 3 hours and then the other at 6 hours. That way you are getting a short break every 3 hours and you can get off at exactly 8pm. Of course stand up and stretch as needed and go potty, but that doesn't take long.

If it were me... - KD

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If you get 2 hours for breaks, I would do 12-3, take an hour off, work 4-6, take an hour off, then work 7-9. Done.

Thanks for all the great advice!! - OP

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I will probably use a lot of this advice. I am kind of nervous because I have never worked 2nd shift, but am sure I will do fine.

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