Back to night shift - How long have you been awake?

[ZZ]

I'm on night 2 of 7 in a row of the 10pm-6am shift.

Gotta love it...

[Steelers&Beer]

i worked evenings and nights for years. I work days now and get up at 4. I sleep about 4-5 hrs a day. what i find invaluable now is a nap if i can swing it. I coach baseball and football and practice usually starts at 6. i get home right about 4, if i can sneak in 30 min nap as soon as i walk in the door, i'm golden. if not, you better not f up at practice cause i'm gonna get ya! The best thing the military taught me was when it is time to sleep, you sleep. It's like a light switch, time to sleep, done. i just wished that i actually would sleep until the alarm goes off. The body clock is highly tuned now. i just got back from 2 weeks vacation and i think the latest i slept was till 0430. sucks!

[Waldo]

Oh don't get me wrong, I prefer nite shift in our hospital to day shift. There's no management, fewer doctors, and the people are generally easier to work with

[Deathrider]

Oh don't get me wrong, I prefer nite shift in our hospital to day shift. There's no management, fewer doctors, and the people are generally
easier to work with

I also work the night shift at a hospital and agree with all of the above. I have been working nights (10 hour shifts) for over 15 years now and would not consider day shift. I flipflop sleep habits every 3 or 4 days. Those 30 hour awake days on your 1st day off really takes some getting used to, especially if you are drinking beer all day.

[wild]

I've been on 3rd shift for 32 years and always have switched back on Fridays to match up with my playmates. 24 to 35 hour days every Friday. Never will go back to days.
Light traffic both ways.
Sleeping during the hottest part of the day.
Taking care of personal business during business hours.
Grocery shopping with lonely housewives.