what do yall prefer ? me , i am a nocturnal person in general butt the thing is that I always feel kinda hyper when I com ebakc home from my job cuz i feel so whacked out yet energetic...due to the coffee and teh threee or four cans of redBull I drink at work..so when i com e home I And of course sip on some and then watch a bit of porn or spend some quality time here on the org just to relax and unwind.... butt, siriusly, I feel kinda fucked up around noon cuz of the fucking traffic outside and my nehighbor practicing on his fucking cello and guitar.

then again...coming home late is muchj nicer cuz of the peace and tranquility outside and teh coffee i drin k a t Micky D´s just tastes better in the morning .

i dont likke the noise at hmoe in the morning though ..also, i cant stand working with certain colleagues at work so i prefer nightshifts...and maybe its just me but the porn sites seeem to load faster at night


is being nocturnal all the time bad fo r yur health ?

if it's ALL the time, I don't think it's as bad as for those folks who do 2 weeks on then 2 weeks off, since it screws around with all their cicadian rhythm.

I did read somewhere that night shift workers were more likely to get depressed (lack of sunlight maybe?) and suffered greater stress levels than day crawlers and subsequently more work related health issues (possibly arising from using stimulants and then using other substances to wind back down - exactly as you are describing it).

http://www.wsws.org/artic...-s06.shtml
"These hours have a serious impact on workers and their families. Shift workers have little opportunity to interact in social or family gatherings, and are under enormous strain and stress in coping with everyday issues, both on and off the job.
Studies compiled by the Circadian Learning Centre in the United States have shown that shift workers, especially those who work nights, can suffer from a number of health problems. They include sleep disorders, fatigue, heart disease, high blood pressure and gastrointestinal upsets. Shift work can speed the onset of ulcers. In one study of Italian workers, the time between the start of work and diagnosis of an ulcer was 12 years for day workers, 5.6 years for permanent night workers and 5 years for workers on a rotating eight-hour schedule.
In a policy resource and education paper entitled, Circadian Rhythms and Shift Work, Harold Thomas outlined the many biological and social problems associated with rotating shifts. They included a rate of peptic ulcer disease eight times higher than normal, increased cardiovascular mortality, chronic fatigue, excessive sleepiness and difficulty sleeping. Shift workers were likely to increase body weight because of abnormal eating habits and lack of exercise. They had a higher divorce rate, worse rates of substance abuse and depression and were more likely to view their jobs as stressful.
A recent article by two sleep and respiratory physicians, Leslie Olson and Antonio Ambrogetti, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, cited research showing that: "Night-shift workers seldom sleep more than five or six hours in each 24-hour period, so that after seven nights the accumulated sleep deficit is 15 to 20 hours. At least 48 hours off duty are usually needed to recover this deficit, and rosters that require workers to go from night shifts to day or afternoon shifts with no break are dangerous."
As one's body moves through each 24-hour cycle, it experiences fluctuations in temperature, wakefulness, gastric activity, heart rate, blood pressure and hormone levels. This flow of body activity is known as the circadian rhythm. These rhythms are important for optimal functioning of the many processes vital to health. When the normal circadian rhythms are disrupted by lack of sleep or by crossing time zones, it may take days or weeks for the body to readjust."

do you get paid well enough?

ey yo thanks for the input that really nails it down for me ...i feel like shitt becaus emy boss thinks its okay to give me those weird shifts every now and then..just cuz i know how to operate those machines better than some other guys...but he dont care how I feel when I come home ..if i hada family i`d be one miserable mofo i´m telling ya.

most folks at my job kinda neeed something to calm them down when they come home..plus, eating all those carbs and other comfort food aint good for my physique

from now on i´ll take better care of my body and have a talk wiht my boss about this...

thanks for the info .my circadian rhythm is truly a mess.!

RudyIsBackForGood said:

it's OK
I also have friends forced to do night shift - both are diesel mechanics, on call when there are roadworks - because nobody else can do it. They are always tired, and one can't get a lady friend, because he is always sleeping!