Graveyard shifts and sleep.....or lack of.
Feb 14th 2014, 4:11 am
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Re: Graveyard shifts and sleep.....or lack of.
Years ago I worked at a Paddington hotel desk every Sunday night from 07:00pm to 07:00am the following Monday morning for a wage of £20.00 a shift. Then I had to go to my regular job for 09:00. I slept well the Monday night. I quit after a few months as the long shift made me tired the rest of the week.
Feb 14th 2014, 7:31 am
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Re: Graveyard shifts and sleep.....or lack of.
Years ago I worked at a Paddington hotel desk every Sunday night from 07:00pm to 07:00am the following Monday morning for a wage of £20.00 a shift. Then I had to go to my regular job for 09:00. I slept well the Monday night. I quit after a few months as the long shift made me tired the rest of the week.
I was only making 6.75 US per hour at the 2nd job (retailer) and the hotel which was the overnight job paid 7.35 US per hour.
That was back in 2013 when min. wage in California was 6.75 and federal was 5 something, 5.75 or 5.25, somewhere around there.
I still made more back then with both jobs combined then I do now, but no way I could survive those long days and no sleep now, it was bad enough back then at 23, not sure my body could do it now.
