Night shift..

K4t

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Saila

I worked down a mine for over 2 months without daylight so does that count

mikemac

I was a night porter in college and did full time for about 6 months. Once did 24 nights in a row.

OP, run away, it's a ****ty job and when you aren't talking to yourself then you are taking abuse from drunken residents
Hey, my username wasn't invented by accident you know

KeithM89_old

I worked a night shift for a few weeks a couple of years ago and it sucked ass. Going to bed at sunrise, missing out on going out with friends and it fucks up your sleep pattern for weeks.

Enjoy

policarp

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Where are you?
I'll drop in and keep you company for a few hours...

mikemac

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Yes, can we call around and you'll open the residents bar for us?

K4t

policarp wrote: »

Where are you?
I'll drop in and keep you company for a few hours...

Mayo..:eek:

Yes I've worked as a porter during the summer and it is a mostly thankless, tough job but I like it. It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;) I see this as sort of a promotion in a sick kind of way, some responsibility if you will..

Columbia

I did nightshift in a supermarket for a summer, it was pretty much grand. Hard getting to sleep with light seeping in through your curtains, but your body will get used to it all pretty quickly.

3 years on, I still haven't managed to snap back into sleeping at socially acceptable hours.

bad2dabone

do you have internet connection in work? its the only way to get through the night shift imo

epgc3fyqirnbsx

K4t wrote: »

Mayo..:eek:

Yes I've worked as a porter during the summer and it is a mostly thankless, tough job but I like it. It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;) I see this as sort of a promotion in a sick kind of way, some responsibility if you will..

Godforsaken place

I'll be hitting you for residents bar

alwaysadub

I've never worked night shift. Mind you i'm a bit of an insomniac lately so least it would give me something to do..

I'd imagine you'll be quiet enough, bar maybe a few people looking for alcohol when they can't get it.

Sharkey 10

K4t wrote: »

Mayo..:eek:

Yes I've worked as a porter during the summer and it is a mostly thankless, tough job but I like it. It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;) I see this as sort of a promotion in a sick kind of way, some responsibility if you will..

What exactly does it involve ? Is it just letting people in or out of the hotel or what?

scientific1982

Done it for a few months. Takes a while to get used to but its usually less busy than other shifts. Id prefer dayshift or back shift though.

mikemac

Columbia wrote: »

3 years on, I still haven't managed to snap back into sleeping at socially acceptable hours.

I don't think you ever will tbh.
I worked nights for years, stopped five years ago and have messed up sleeping patterns.
It changes you for life.

K4t wrote: »

It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;)

You have a master key to any room in the hotel, bridal suite even.
Good luck man *high five*

alwaysadub

scientific1982 wrote: »

Done it for a few months. Takes a while to get used to but its usually less busy than other shifts. Id prefer dayshift or back shift though.

What's a back shift?
Sounds like some culchie term for getting a ride :pac:

bad2dabone

bad2dabone wrote: »

do you have internet connection in work? its the only way to get through the night shift imo

Yep! I'm so glad I didn't do this job 20 years ago!

PARKHEAD67

alwaysadub wrote: »

What's a back shift?
Sounds like some culchie term for getting a ride :pac:

Ha Ha:D

mikemac

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

What exactly does it involve ? Is it just letting people in or out of the hotel or what?

Partly that's it
Cleaning the lobby too. Lots and lots of cleaning.

It can be a dead easy job if the hotel is quiet.
Or it can be a nightmare if the OP has to deal with weddings and a residents bar. Fights breaking out and you are on your own.

OP, bring a cd player, I used to bring in my laptop for some tunes.

Terry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJDpl2fPaxo

Ostrom

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Did the exact same job for many years! Welcome. Be prepared for drunken corridor sleepers and naked lockouts. Get your work out of the way by five then get some sleep out of sight of the cameras (and make some food for yourself since you wont be eating til the following afternoon). Dont forget to stick around for a massive breakfast! Be prepared for some woolyheadedness for the first few days, it will pass. edit: almost forgot, dont ever take a room service order once the bar is closed. If you have a few hangers on in the residents bar from a wedding, you can clear them out by promising them a room service order if they leave. If you dont split them up and get them out, they can sit there til morning. If you get them upstairs, most will fall asleep and not bother, and the rest will be so pissed they will fall asleep before you get the order up to them (dont bother doing it, always worked for me).

Tilt Gone

Welcome to the joys of the night shift. i myself am on 7pm till 7am for the whole weekend. Cheers me up knowing there's more than just me having to work tonight.

Sharkey 10

Tilt Gone wrote: »

Welcome to the joys of the night shift. i myself am on 7pm till 7am for the whole weekend. Cheers me up knowing there's more than just me having to work tonight.

Your work cant be that bad because your able to use the internet

Corsendonk

scientific1982 wrote: »

Done it for a few months. Takes a while to get used to but its usually less busy than other shifts. Id prefer dayshift or back shift though.

Back shift is the afternoon shift to late evening so usually 2-10 4-12

Worked nights for 2 years. Don't go to bed straight away when you get home , stay up and do something before crashing out, you dont go home straight to bed if you work days.

You will feel crap for the next week but by week 2 you be fine. Just keep busy or the night can drag and around 3-4 am your energy levels can dip so you can get the shivers so best to be up and about to build up body heat.

Chocolate works if you need a quick energy fix. You find that you might only need 4-5 hours sleep a day for most of the week then totally crash out on your day off.

Princess Peach

Just wait and some horny guest will come and take you to their room for some lovin'

This may or may not be a porno I've seen

policarp

Princess Peach wrote: »

Just wait and some horny guest will come and take you to their room for some lovin'

This may or may not be a porno I've been in.

Most unprincesslike. Shocking...

enniscorthy

see u on cam4 at precisely 3.19am regards brian

themandan6611

did it for a year, be prepared for early houses, tired hookers, fu*ked up sleep patterns (bed at 1pm, up at 10pm) and a strange crazyness :pac:

GSV

You shouldn't book in couples who hardly seem to know each other's names at 3.30-4am in the morning
or offer them half price if they're out by 7am
or pay a chambermaid to re-make up the room first thing before the housekeeper comes in and not mention it to anybody.

Also, serving said couple scampi & chips with a romantic bottle of champagne is probably a bad idea. :rolleyes:

In fact, just forget I said anything.

TheUsual

I did night shifts for a year on but only every 3rd week.
You don't feel hungry when you should as your body is still on daytime working, but try and make yourself eat as if it was normal like lunch and dinner times.
You will drink 20 cups of coffee out of boredom and to stay awake, but then you have ZERO chance of getting a solid 8 hours sleep when you go home.

Earplugs (cheap foam ones work) and heavy dark curtains in your bedroom are your friends to keep out the noises and daylight. It's impossible to sleep otherwise.
Good luck !

MistyCheese

Night Shift with (Stick it up your) Dick Dietrick!!


Oh, sorry, that's Night Stand. Nevermind. Oh, no, people! People, no!

Erindoors

I worked for five years as a security guard,four of them doing the grave yard shift on some of the creepiest places one might find themselves in.
Iv heard things that go bump in the night,and iv seen things that would scare the bejesus out of even the strongest of us.

Being a porter in a hotel would be easy in comparison,considering you are surrounded by people. But regardless i liked the work back then, i liked the solitude and i got accustomed to being in the dark and having only rats for company!

Sure night work can be hard,getting to bed when everyone else is going to work,going to work when everyone is at home on christmas day,the tiredness at the start of the week leading to the absolute fatigue one feels at the end of the week,but you get used to it.

My advice to you is to make it work for you,bring things to read,maybe a small television or a laptop to watch DVD,s on.
then when it comes to your day off,instead of going to bed when you get home...DONT, just carry on with your day off till it is bedtime like the rest of the world...you do get used to it.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I've read quite a few times that an irregular body clock is seriously bad for your health so I suppose when you are doing the night shift you need to ensure that you maintain regular hours

Princess Peach

policarp wrote: »

Most unprincesslike. Shocking...

I'm a special kind of princess

TheUsual

Bruno Embarrassed Tile wrote: »

I've read quite a few times that an irregular body clock is seriously bad for your health so I suppose when you are doing the night shift you need to ensure that you maintain regular hours

True that.
I read an American medical report sayng that 1 in 3 of workers on night shifts will suffer from it, either a longterm lack of sleep or turning into a fat bloke.

Also it's a bit anti-social, but with the internet now and the new mobile phones you can stay in touch with the world a lot easier. But with the time difference you will be chatting with Americans and Aussies on the internet.

jmcc

If you need to reset your body clock quickly for sleep then eat a carbohydrate rich meal (pasta etc). If you need to reset for wakefulness, eat a protein rich meal, (steak, fish etc). From what I remember, it takes the body clock about six weeks or so to adjust to new cycles so those tricks are generally only good for dealing with jetlag and 72 hour hacking runs. Also build up some kind of routine (coffee at a specific time). And being a vegetarian is bad for night work - just ask any werewolf.

Regards...jmcc

arsenallegend

did it actually fo a few years in tesco
its a tough thing to do over so many months cause it does wear you down in my experience although the money is good plus you lose a bit aof weight which i liked about it. Your sleep patterens do get messed up leaving you exhausted for the most part. I would not do it again unless i had a family or mortage to pay.

hondasam

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Hi OP how did your first night shift go, Im home after night shift myself and I hate to tell you it will not get any better. make sure you get a few hours sleep before you start and you will be fine. I would usually go straight to bed and get up around 12.30 and then go back to bed around 5pm.

scudzilla

worked Nights for 5 years and love them, so much quieter, less people around, in bed by 8 every morning, wake up at 5 at night. Used to it now so the change over when i have my 4 days off is all good.

Nights shifts are either for ya or not for ya, they're definately for me

K4t

Some great stories there! Well tonight was just a one off so it won't be a regular thing as I only work weekends. Was an interesting first night. Arrived at work and the hotel was in darkness with a manager lighting candles in reception. The electricity was down in the hotel for the night. So basically my night consisted of patrolling the corridors with a strong torch.

There was a bit of 'fun ' with the drunks returning, got an offer to go to sleep in a room with four women. Thankfully I was not drunk however and was working as they were not my sober type..

Good night though. Really great to be able to work without managers badgering me constantly.

hondasam

K4t wrote: »

Some great stories there! Well tonight was just a one off so it won't be a regular thing as I only work weekends. Was an interesting first night. Arrived at work and the hotel was in darkness with a manager lighting candles in reception. The electricity was down in the hotel for the night. So basically my night consisted of patrolling the corridors with a strong torch.

There was a bit of 'fun ' with the drunks returning, got an offer to go to sleep in a room with four women. Thankfully I was not drunk however and was working as they were not my sober type..

Good night though. Really great to be able to work without managers badgering me constantly.

Is that your way of saying you could not handle four women:D

phill106

K4t wrote: »

Some great stories there! Well tonight was just a one off so it won't be a regular thing as I only work weekends. Was an interesting first night. Arrived at work and the hotel was in darkness with a manager lighting candles in reception. The electricity was down in the hotel for the night. So basically my night consisted of patrolling the corridors with a strong torch.

There was a bit of 'fun ' with the drunks returning, got an offer to go to sleep in a room with four women. Thankfully I was not drunk however and was working as they were not my sober type..

Good night though. Really great to be able to work without managers badgering me constantly.

First night working nights and you got proposition by 4 women? Shennaigans! I call shennanigans! :P
Did nights in hotels for a few months. Dont go to bed yet! Stay up till noon then go to bed.

orourkeda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsw4g-cxgQ

dylano_k

Perfect oppertunity to finger some drunk bítches in the cloak room

Slunk

I've worked nights for about six years. I loved it. Less people around. Less stress. Its great. Seriously ****s your sleep up though. Gave up nights about a month ago and still haven't had a decent sleep. Don't think i ever will again.

Gerry Asstrix

Worked nights once, ended up like Christian Bale out of machinist, skinny, pale and slowly going demented, drinking like Brendan Behan.

ENJOY NOW

mikemac

Wait until next summer OP

You can leave your window open and listen to your neighbors children screeching as you lie in bed comptemplating murder and dumping the bodies

Or close the window and get uncomfortably warm

Scuid Mhór

honestly wouldn't mind working a night shift. especially in something like a petrol station or whatever where you'd be completely by yourself for most of the night.

KeithM89_old

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

honestly wouldn't mind working a night shift. especially in something like a petrol station or whatever where you'd be completely by yourself for most of the night.

No No No!!! - Its horrible. all you get is boy racers, drunk people looking for more drink and scumbags.

GSV

Princess Peach wrote: »

I'm a special kind of princess

Is that the Yellow Bus kinda special?
Or The Crying Game kinda special?

Best advice I ever got was abroad (no pun intended)
"The short dark ones are prostitutes. The tall, fantastic looking ones with big boobs are blokes."

Lia_lia

The night porters where I work do 10 hours shifts! But they have been for years so they're just used to it. Was working in the residents bar myself last night (5pm-5am). I find staying awake grand. Much easier than doing early morning shifts. The drunk people really do wreck your head though! You need a ridiculous amount of patience. Some of the stories I hear from the night porters are hilarious alright!