Starting a Night Shift Job Soon. Advice?

[Necromancer]

My advice is to start looking for another job. 

[tggodfrey]

I have worked a swing shift for 15 years.  the first year can be hard depending on your age.  I started doing it in my 20's so it was easy.  As Necro pointed out I agree and suggest you consider changing jobs eventually.  There are a lot of side effects of working a shift that messes up your sleep schedule like a swing shift or night shift.

Side effects include but not limited to:
Daytime crabbyness
lack of sleep, or lack of REM sleep
stress disorders
weight gain
divorce (not sure how this is bad)
calling friends at 2am to see whats new
finding the forum very boring when your the only person posting at 3am
Lack of understanding why the f*&k people on the road during the day are not at work.
Road Rage from above




Seriously though if you have a hard time sleeping, there are weight lifting suppliments that will help you sleep.

[SmaMan]

Don't worry. As I mentioned on the previous page, this is only step 1 in my eventual rise to dominance of the broadcast world. A year or two doing this, and I will prove I am unstoppable! 

So yeah, I'm 23 and I'm keeping an open mind about this. I know a lot of people who have worked a whole lot longer in night shifts and they're awesome people. (NPR's Steve Inskeep for example, people I know who've met him say he is probably one of the friendliest people they've met!)

And as far as weight gain is concerned, one of the benefits I get with this job is a gym membership!  (The station is doing an ad trade with them.)

[Jordan]

I am a night owl so I would love a night shift job. I've only had one but I couldn't fully appreciate it since I was going to collage and had another job. You are young your body will adjust.

[SmaMan]

I officially began the transition into this nocturnal sleep schedule last night. I had no trouble staying up all night, but even with sleeping through much of the day, I'm beginning to feel... not all here. I don't feel particularly tired, but I'm finding I'm having trouble concentrating, remembering things I was going into the next room for and such. I suppose this might be par for the course at this point though, huh?

[wildfruit]

I officially began the transition into this nocturnal sleep schedule last night. I had no trouble staying up all night, but even with sleeping through much of the day, I'm beginning to feel... not all here. I don't feel particularly tired, but I'm finding I'm having trouble concentrating, remembering things I was going into the next room for and such. I suppose this might be par for the course at this point though, huh?

definitely. though if this will help you progress in your field of interest stick with it.