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BigBen · 09-13-2005, 02:01 PM

Or how about your regular 8 to 4 co-workers looking down on you like you are less of a person?

Hey, we are doing the same job, the same money, the same responsibilities. Why act like I just shit in your mouth because I work midnight to 8?

It is a tough go when I worked shift work up here in Canada... The daylight hours during the winters can be from 9 to about 6, so it is possible (I have done it, unfortunately) to work from late November to mid March without seeing the sun at all. Talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder.

I hate the telemarketers that do not respect shift workers. In barracks, there was a large red sign posted on the shift workers door reading:

CAUTION
The person in this room works off-hours
Knock on this door only in an emergency situation
(Is it important enough to wake up your boss at 3 am?)
By order of the Base Commander

That usually kept things in perspective.

The other thing: Mess hall timings! How many times has a shift worker wanted toast and eggs at supper, or a nice juicy steak at breakfast? My stomach never got used to that. WTF: Beef Stroganoff for breakfast?

I am united with you, our pale skinned bretheren! (seriously, after a while, we can get pretty pale looking)

09-13-2005, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Or how about your regular 8 to 4 co-workers looking down on you like you are less of a person? Hey, we are doing the same job, the same money, the same responsibilities. Why act like I just shit in your mouth because I work midnight to 8? It is a tough go when I worked shift work up here in Canada... The daylight hours during the winters can be from 9 to about 6, so it is possible (I have done it, unfortunately) to work from late November to mid March without seeing the sun at all. Talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder. I hate the telemarketers that do not respect shift workers. In barracks, there was a large red sign posted on the shift workers door reading: CAUTION The person in this room works off-hours Knock on this door only in an emergency situation (Is it important enough to wake up your boss at 3 am?) By order of the Base Commander That usually kept things in perspective. The other thing: Mess hall timings! How many times has a shift worker wanted toast and eggs at supper, or a nice juicy steak at breakfast? My stomach never got used to that. WTF: Beef Stroganoff for breakfast? I am united with you, our pale skinned bretheren! (seriously, after a while, we can get pretty pale looking) __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.