Working Early Mornings
By YoghurtGal
@flapiz (23530)
United Kingdom
March 22, 2016 5:32pm CST
I don't want to complain because I need the money, but today I basically dragged myself out of bed. Took an obligatory shower and grabbed a piece of bread as my "to go" breakfast. Then I had to walk 20 minutes towards the train station in the cold morning chill. I kept reminding myself to be thankful for the shift but I feel like a confused zombie.
When I got in the train I see people like me too. With their glazed look and frowning faces. Some are even sleeping on he train. Makes me wonder. Is it really necessary to start work at 7? Can't they change it to a decent waking hour of 8? I mean no one wants to wake up that early so the clients aren't really that much. Hahaha sorry I'm ranting.
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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 16
Yep it's actually the waking up early part that has got me complaining and whining. And probably not getting a proper breakfast too. My Asian tummy wants rice for breakfast. 
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
23 Mar 16
Starting work at 7 sounds too early, moreover, since you are a nurse, are there any patients coming in so early? are doctors coming in that early as well?
I think it's really not easy to work shift, either very early in the morning or very late at night. Though I didn't have to start work so early, as we needed to avoid the traffic jam, we always needed to start our journey very early in the morning as well. I just have to say, I got used to it, though I didn't really like it. Glad that now I don't need to do that anymore, though I wake up very early, I work from home, so it's more flexible now.
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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 16
7 AM would be fine if I live right across the hospital but I have to travel for 2 hours so I have to wake up at around 4-4:30. I chose to work for an agency to have flexible work hours so that I could pick out nights and afternoon shifts only. But they disregarded my availability and gave me 2 morning shifts. Well at least I'm earning. Are you a nurse too?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Mar 16
I have had jobs with such early hours - not easy until you get used to it - good luck
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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 16
I don't want to get used to it. I never put in availability for morning shifts but my agency apparently disregards my availability as I'm always requested by that hospital. If I wasn't broke I would've said no. But I needed the cash for now.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Mar 16
@flapiz hope you get to negotiate better hours soon
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@WilmaHenry54 (360)
• Stanton, Kentucky
22 Mar 16
You would think the best time to start work would be after clients are awake.
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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 16
Precisely. When they're awake and have had a decent breakfast and a dose of coffee so they don't get too grumpy. Nothing makes a morning shift worse than a grumpy client. 
@ReiraLee (214)
• Singapore
22 Mar 16
I wake up everyday at 5am to get myself ready to go to work as my work starts around 7 plus in the morning. It still has been really tiring even though it has been many years that I've started work at this time. Even when I sleep at 9pm the previous night, it seems like it is never enough.
@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 16
I woke up 4:30 for mine because I need to travel a considerable distance for work. It doesn't help that when I think I'm working an early shift the next day I can't sleep well thinking the alarm might not be able to wake me up. The quality of sleep is greatly affected.
