Nightshift crew
27 July 2013, 01:50 AM
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Nightshift crew
Anyone else work the nightshift?
I'm on continental nights, sucks working weekends at times but I like my 3 days off
I'm on continental nights, sucks working weekends at times but I like my 3 days off
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, but that's fine going on holidays in a couple of weeks...
27 July 2013, 05:20 AM
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Bugger doing 7 in a row, is that 12 hour shifts? I had 92 hours overtime at double time last month only because I needed it to buy the Scooby lol
27 July 2013, 08:45 AM
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I can sometimes do two/three weeks of 12 hour shifts on nights offshore, physically hate it TBH, trying to get my head back into a normal routine after three weeks on nights is a nightmare..
27 July 2013, 08:58 AM
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Snap. But I love nights when am offshore. No eyes on ya and just plod along. Am lucky I turn round the next say no worries. I hate days. Hate getting up at 6 for 14-21 days in a row. Am definitely a night person.
27 July 2013, 09:39 AM
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No offence, and I am no spelling police. But I can see that you guys work nights just by looking at your spellings and grammar. Most of you seem half asleep while posting your posts on this thread. 
27 July 2013, 11:08 AM
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27 July 2013, 11:53 AM
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27 July 2013, 04:57 PM
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Spent a lot of time doing that and sleeping on hangar floors while being on exercises in the RAF.
We all soon got used to it, and as one of the older blokes used to say"If you can't take a joke you shouldn't have joined!"
Les
We all soon got used to it, and as one of the older blokes used to say"If you can't take a joke you shouldn't have joined!"
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27 July 2013, 05:56 PM
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i work a beauty of a shift pattern, 3 days on, 8 off, 3 nights on, 3 off, 4 days on, 1 off, 3 nights on, 3 off then it repeats so i only work 13 shifts a month. 12 hrs but no problem when your off more than your in work! i only have to book 3 shifts off a month to extend the 8 days off to 2 weeks. long may it continue.
27 July 2013, 06:18 PM
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Nights is the best shift for me too because there are less people around to pester me, and a little less surveillance too, you can get away with things at night which would attact attention in the day. I do find it messes up my sleep though, I always find the transition tough for a week at least.
27 July 2013, 06:25 PM
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Agree mate. Am lucky I turn round no worries at all if am a Friday crew change a just stay up from Thursdays shift all day friday. Go to bed Friday night and by Saturday am sorted.
27 July 2013, 08:58 PM
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Same here, I got offered a job on the Alwyn last week permanent nights, **** that of the two weeks I would spend at home the first week would be spent with my head up my **** trying to change back onto a normal routine..
28 July 2013, 03:43 AM
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8th night in a row , it doesnt bother me , but yes transitions are a bit nuts. I start day shifts monday , to get back to sleep at night will be difficult... but not that a man can't take it, lol...
have a good one lads ...
, it doesnt bother me , but yes transitions are a bit nuts. I start day shifts monday , to get back to sleep at night will be difficult... but not that a man can't take it, lol...have a good one lads ...