The Graveyard Shift...(need help)

Do you sleep during the day? If not then I could see how it would be hard to stay awake. It may be hard to stay awake too if no one is around and the call volume is low. Are you allowed to read at your desk, do crossword puzzles, surf the internet? I had a job once where the call volume was very low and I brought in books and crossword puzzles to do. We were allowed to do this as long as we took the calls when they came in. It did help the day go by faster.

Now you're talking!! I work the midnight shift and I love it!! You'll tend to like it soon enough.. The positive thing to think is to think there will not be any traffic that you need to go through!! Second thing is, you get to those things that the other people can't do like go to the bank and settle your bills during the day time and go shopping without a crowd.. So, here's some tips.. 1) You need to slowly adjust your time, for the first few weeks, you'll be tired, so get as much sleep as possible. O 2) Get coffee, if you don't drink coffee, eat an apple a day before you start work.. :) That will keep you awake. Note: It does help if you are a night person.. hehhe, but you'll be fine!! :)

That's why I hate Noc shifts in the hospital too. Even after months of work, I still wasn't able to adjust to it. I didn't fight off the sleepiness. I really slept! I am sure you have tried coffee. Some will bring along those puzzles whatever you call them.

Hello juneramir, I missed the night shift. the first ever operations training i had nothing more than a headache since it was my first time to sleep in the morning. I like that schedule but trouble for me before is that I am always late,not once but twice a month i think. but when i was reset to 10pm to 6pm or 11pm to 7am, it was alright because i had time to adjust. One advice, sleeping in the morning takes time. better yet, look for a store and by "ear plugs" to prevent yourself from hearing too much noise. that was my experience once, and don't drink coffee, probably milk. Biological clock for your body to sleep in the morning takes time.

im only sleepy during graveyard shift if i havent gotten enough sleep during the day... but when it happen i make sure i take vitamins.. i take myra e... i dont know but it keeps me awake.. it feels like im alive even if i havent had enough sleep.. im not into coffee but im really sleepy coffee helps..

I have been doing the graveyard shift for almost 5 years now. There's no sure fire way to beet sleepiness as our body was really made to sleep at night. But for me, sleeping during the day really helps.

You will need to condition yourself for the night shift. Initially it is difficult. Dont think about the time of the day. When you go to office, wish all Good Morning instead of Good Evening. All the time think that you are fresh and active. Take care for food too. Make sure you drink a lot of water. Make sure you get 6-7 hours sleep at a time. It will take about 3-4 months to get adjusted and then you will love the night shifts. You can get a lot of day time to do other work which others need to take a leave to do. Happy working!!!

If you are going to sleep in the day then you will really not feel sleepy at night. I am guilty of having a short naps in between calls that would last for at least 15 mins. My suggestion is if your shift would start 9pm to 5am, when you reached home, do not sleep right away. spend time first with your family. Then at 12 noon you go ahead and sleep so that by 6pm or 7pm as you wake up, you will really feel the vigor of going to work. It would just be the same as having an 8am - 5pm normal shift wherein you wake up at 6am so you will start your work at 8am. I also agree of drinking coffee before your shift starts.