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THOT PILGRIM
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Overcome that 1 bout of tiredness that hits you right before you get off?
I work 7p to 7a and it doesn't matter how much rest I get, my eyelids get heavy af right at 430am. It takes me a good 20 mins to shake it off & then I'm ok until I clock out at 730ish.
I tried a 5 hour energy shot & I was wired until noon, lol. I try to run errands for my coworkers to wake myself up but it doesn't work. Lately I've resorted to napping for 10 min in my car but I look tired af when I finally come back to the floor.
I work 7p to 7a and it doesn't matter how much rest I get, my eyelids get heavy af right at 430am. It takes me a good 20 mins to shake it off & then I'm ok until I clock out at 730ish.
I tried a 5 hour energy shot & I was wired until noon, lol. I try to run errands for my coworkers to wake myself up but it doesn't work. Lately I've resorted to napping for 10 min in my car but I look tired af when I finally come back to the floor.
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I work from 9 - 7, and I just hulk through, I don't sleep before going to work, it just makes me tired all night, ? those energy drinks you gonna fry your brain. How old are you? This sound like some old ? ?
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damn...you got them dope dealer hours
but to be real there's not much that can help that...it takes a long time for the body to adjust
instead of energy drinks you should try some snacks w/ natural energy (carbs) like fruit and/or nuts -
Nothing but fruits and veggies.
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Five hour energy or planters energy can of mixed nuts
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I work a regular office gig 8:30 to 5:00 Monday through Friday. But Friday at Midnight and Saturday I work Midnight to 7 am at a 24hr gym. ? I just got off too. But since I'm the only employee there sometimes I say ? it and nap for an hour. It seems to always happen around 3. I used to slam 2, 3 monsters to get through now I'm like ? it.
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I use to work graveyard. 10pm - 7am. You gotta adjust your biological clock. Dont ? with those energy drinks because of the crash. Get your body use to your hours and its all good from there.
When I got home, I'd be tired but I'd still be awake. I wouldnt go straight to sleep after that. I'd eat, watch ESPN in the morning and crash around 10am. Wake up like at 6-7pm, eat, chill then go to work. I know its hard but when your day off comes and you get invited to hit the club, you be the only person askin whats crackin after that. 5am after Dennys and ? . -
im working the 1130-730 now.. i dont have a problem at all of staying awake during my shift... i have the hardest time sleeping through the day... ? is terrible
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Hide in the stairwells. And, if it won't be missed, pull a gurney or wheelchair underneath the cubby space under the steps and rest. Not that I've ever done such a thing...despicable.
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I used to work the night shift from 6pm - 6am a few years ago and while the night shift workers in this thread can empathize, I dont think they may understand that 12 hour shifts is a whole nother animal.
Dont do the 5 hour energies. That's just not good to do regularly. The night shift wasnt too bad on me because I dont have children, but you do. So, you may just have to accept that you're gonna be sleepy for the remainder of your time on that shift.
For me, I had a regimen. Wake up in the AM, maybe at 8:00 and do what I needed to do as far as clean my house and preparing my dinner for later. A crock ? helps. By 2:00 pm, i was in bed napping for 3 hours until 5:00 (I live relatively close to my job).
I dont know if u can do it, but a 3 hr nap before your shift begins can do wonders. Or otherwise, you may have to use your lunch break to nap in the car. -
5 hour energy dont actually have much caffeine in them at all and are practically useless
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You don't do anything. You will always hit the wall around 4am. I've been working 11pm-7am for close to a year and always get tired around then
As soon as 7 hits tho. I'm wired. I feel luke I could run a marathon. -
Don't never go to sleep when you first get off in the morning, got to bed around the late afternoon time. I used to work 11-7am and that worked for me
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Have a mission...something to do to keep the adreline up or ignite it.
thief 101 post
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Honestly AS A ? Who Works 19 Hours A Day, Your Body Adjusts To It After So long. Ween yourself off sugars and 5hour energies and let you body take over.
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*nightowl fo' life post*
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wtf y'all doing working graveyard shift and odd hrs. Get a normal job with normal hr, how long u gon pull that off
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wtf y'all doing working graveyard shift and odd hrs. Get a normal job with normal hr, how long u gon pull that off
I guess being a nurse ain't a normal job eh? Someone gotta be there for ya ? ass when you get knocked out at odd hours. -
wtf y'all doing working graveyard shift and odd hrs. Get a normal job with normal hr, how long u gon pull that off
Not trying to live a normal life when I'm 35. I'm trying to be set, and jet set. -
I do not have any relevant experience to further along this thread.
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I used to work 5pm-5am... Once I was used to the hours, I never got tired at work. It took about a month.
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wtf y'all doing working graveyard shift and odd hrs. Get a normal job with normal hr, how long u gon pull that off
I'm a nurse duck ass ?
12 hr nights is normal -
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Nurse Duck would be a much better sn than Thot Pilgrim btw
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All I work is night shifts for the most part. It's just best to let your body adjust naturally. Also Not going to bed after work and staying up doing ? like it's a day time schedule helps. But not everybody's lifestyle can handle that. Another thing that can ? you up is boredom on the job.
Keep active, keep moving. Doing push ups or holding your breathe for as long as you can will boost your heart rate and fights the sleep off at the moment. Making conversation with co-workers, if you can stand them, helps as well. Try to avoid sitting down for long periods and keep your area cold if possible. Way easier to dose off in warm, hot enviroments.
And Mountain Dew. I don't know what the ? is in that ? , but it fights off the sleep. My gamer buddies put me on that years ago.
