Originally Posted by
Moop
I prefer to get in really early and get most of my work done then, so that I don't have to stay too late.
These days a typical day is like 6:30 - 16:00ish. Apart from Thursdays when I teach astronomy in the evening too, that's pretty tough.
It's super cliché, but you gotta find a job you enjoy so the long days don't feel so long.
EDIT: when I worked part-time though, I worked nights. Was a poor life decision, don't do night-shifts.
on the contrary, work night shift for jobs that cater to your natural strengths, its easier to be monotonous that way.
I'm going to slightly ignore the title cause I do shift work at a security company and my schedule can change so i've had multiple amounts of experience across all three of these things, we don't actually open or close my department, it can still kind of apply.
I enjoy starting around 1000 and leaving at around 1800, it's probably my favourite shift.
0200 to 10:00 is a nice shift, especially if it's my last day at work, I tend not to sleep at all if after i finish, so if I have two in a row it can get dicey depending on how rough the first one was or the second one is.
0700 to 1500 is fine, i guess. It's not my fav but it's certainly a stable shift that allows you to get the job done and have some down time. (if you're the kind of person that gets into work early and doesn't unset the alarm before you wander around to put your shit down, you suck. The only reason you're not costing your work a ton of money for patrols/static guards/police checks is becase we know your dumbass does the same thing every time so we give you a couple minutes extra to use your brain)
1500 to 2300 is kinda lame, it cuts out the times of day I'm much more liable to be productive. Great for my employers of course. But it drains me when it's 3 out of my 5 shifts.
1800 to 0200 is fine too. If it's my last shift, it's nice. It cuts into your next day though, so unless you commit to being up all day or are a short sleeper, you can miss part of your first day off.
2300 to 0700 isn't my favourite, because the easy shifts are
so dead and the hard shifts are balls to the wall for the whole eight hours. Plus, same as the 1800 to 0200 shift you have to decide how your next day is going to go. Sleep or Full day is a hard choice, especially when your first day off is already a third over by the time you get home. (also read the brackets of 0700 to 1500, it applies here too)