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I loved working the late shift or graveyard shift. It was a lot more peaceful so I was able to accomplish so much more. I like the night hours anyway, so I'm usually up all night, sleep during the day.
Most people have no clue what it means to night workers to be awakened during their sleep time. We're supposed to be available for running daytime errands, picking up their children from daycare, meeting them for drinks, etc. Many learned after getting chewed out a few times not to call me during the day (I also learned to disconnect the phones and the doorbell). But friends and coworkers aren't the worst problem: it's the garbage men, the street repair crews with their jackhammers, and the other dayworkers who were the bane of my existence.
The drawbacks: loss of social life, aversion to sunlight, and a habit of eating "breakfast" foods at midnight. Never bothered my circadian rhythm; I must have vampiric tendencies.
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it's gritty
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