Uh-oh Wrong Shift

@flapiz (23272)

United Kingdom

September 11, 2023 1:05am CST

I woke up at 4 today, way way earlier than my alarm. I snoozed and woke up at 5:30 and started doing my routine before work. Then I power walked to my workplace and manged to arrive 10 minutes early. Suddenly my colleague asked why I am there when I was meant to be working twilight. I checked my rota and lo and behold I was. Twilight starts at noon so I could have slept more. My manager said I can stay if I want as someone called in sick but I opted to go back home as I do not fancy working 16 hours

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@LadyDuck (473943)

• Switzerland

11 Sep 23

You cannot work 16 hours, that is too much. Better that you rest at home and take a nap.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

I had such lay in until 10 AM

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@LadyDuck (473943)

• Switzerland

11 Sep 23

@flapiz You were right to rest, you cannot work so many hours without resting.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

@LadyDuck Yeah specially with a bad back

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@rsa101 (38472)

• Philippines

11 Sep 23

That is the problem when your shifts move from time to time. I always have the same shift so I won't go wrong when I wake up in the morning. The only thing I would remember is the day if it still is a working day or weekend.

I have certain days on a weekend that I wake up early thinking it is still a working day for me.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Yeah same shifts are better as you also can plan your activities.

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@rsa101 (38472)

• Philippines

13 Sep 23

@flapizHowever, because healthcare is required 24 hours a day, most of you in the medical field must be rotated as well. That is why I salute those of you who work in that field.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

13 Sep 23

@rsa101 Thank you my friend. It is sometimes a really undervalued job.

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@jstory07 (143847)

• Roseburg, Oregon

11 Sep 23

Sorry that you got there early and missed out of sleep.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

It's alright I slept right back Judy till 10 AM.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318816)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Sep 23

I don't blame you for going home and not wanting to work 16 hours.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Yeah I do 15 at max but that's doing documentation not doing full patient loading.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

14 Sep 23

@just4him I am a nurse mate.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318816)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Sep 23

@flapiz Are you a doctor or nurse?

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 23

Sixteen hours would be a very long shift indeed. Did you take a nap when you got home?

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

12 Sep 23

Sometimes I do 15hours but mostly the last 2 hours only paperworks and documentations.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

14 Sep 23

@JudyEv Yeah I do not like the UK nursing hours. Aussies do it better in this regard.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Sep 23

@flapiz 15 hours is a very long shift but so is 13 if you're on your feet all that time.

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@Beestring (15333)

• Hong Kong

11 Sep 23

You must be thinking of Andrea so much.

. Yes, working for 16 hours is too long.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Yeah I checked my rota so many times last week but I missed out the shifting. I am thankful for the extra hours of sleep though.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16910)

• China

11 Sep 23

Correct thing to do ! Frequently working overtime is bad for your health.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

I do it a lot but I am not a morning person and I was really sleepy too

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@Raine38 (12388)

• United States

12 Sep 23

How often do you change shifts? That can be confusing at times. No, I don't blame you for working 16 hours - they are nuts if they even ask you. But good thing is that you have a choice not to.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

12 Sep 23

It is the nature of our jobs mostly all the time and worst when someone is sick.

@Marilynda1225 (84611)

• United States

11 Sep 23

Oh gee what a mistake!!! hope you got to relax a little before having to return to work

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Oh yes I did. That was 3 hours of extra sleep.

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@Marilynda1225 (84611)

• United States

12 Sep 23

@flapiz good for you!!

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@Fleura (31634)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Gosh! Still it's better than realising that you had missed your shift. Hope you got some rest. I find it really hard to go back to sleep once I have got up.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Oh yeah that would have been a disaster. At least with this I had extra snooze and an exercise

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@JESSY3236 (20482)

• United States

12 Sep 23

lol at least you got work on time. lol

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

12 Sep 23

True that but hopefully I won't make that mistake again. This is the second time it happened

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@freelancermariagrace (28884)

• Philippines

12 Sep 23

16 hours? Whoa! I can't do that! I'd be exhausted, for sure.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

12 Sep 23

Some of my colleagues does it but not me. I love myself.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

11 Sep 23

16 hours that is too much

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Yep it is so I decided to save my energy for later.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

12 Sep 23

@thebos So far so good. It's my day off today.

John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

12 Sep 23

@flapiz that is wonderful, how is your day

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@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

11 Sep 23

That is a lot of hours

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

11 Sep 23

Yep. I am broke but not that desperate yet.

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@flapiz (23272)

• United Kingdom

12 Sep 23

@Gilljane Yes that's my normal plus another 1-2 hours each day for documentation

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@Gilljane (2902)

• Sutton, England

12 Sep 23

@flapiz When I was in hospital the nurses did 12 hours shift

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