Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever worked unusual hours?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever worked unusual hours? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 07:03:35 +0000 Mrs. Pickle on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-520486 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:53:27 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 520486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never have, but my husband has. He says he just got used to it. I don't think I ever could! BSB on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-520457 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:18:44 +0000 BSB 520457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, about once or twice a month. I'm a scientist so my studies don't usually go as planned. So a 12 hour study turns into a 14 hour study. My DH knows that when I say I'll be an hour late, it means I'll be home in about 3 hours. The life as a scientist. :/ Penny Lane on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504665 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:20:30 +0000 Penny Lane 504665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I was in high school I worked after school (4:00 or 4:30) til midnight or 2am most nights. I drank a LOT of energy drinks. We've got this stuff here called V which has huge amounts of guarana and caffeine, and I basically lived off the stuff. That and the free fries my manager let us eat! runsyellowlites on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504657 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:06:31 +0000 runsyellowlites 504657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ugh yes! I worked noon to 8 MWThF & then 4am-noon every Saturday for over a year at the hospital! Those Saturday mornings were killer since the rest of the week my internal clock was shifted to staying up & waking later. If I got 3 hours a sleep Friday night I was doing good! I drank an energy drink omw to work & again at about 7am after we got breakfast. On occasion I had to stay from my afternoon shift overnight to 7am to cover our night tech. Idk how I stayed up during those nights.... I just did! blegh. I miss the hospital but most definitely don't miss shift work! lovehoneybee on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504656 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:05:56 +0000 lovehoneybee 504656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At one job I worked 8p-6a, another 4a-2p 3 days a week and 2p-10p another 2 days. The former was fine because with the very rare request for me to work days (12p-8/10p) thrown in 8p-6a was my regular schedule, give or take an hour business depending. The latter was really hard because it was a set schedule, but the hours varied wildly. I survived on coffee, Red Bull and Cokes. I lasted almost a year on that schedule, but it was really hard on my body--I was constantly tweaking from the caffeine. sera_87 on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504653 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:47:37 +0000 sera_87 504653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used to work 3-10:30 at one job & then 11-7am at another. Loooots of coffee, energy drinks, and I slept every chance I got. Of course I got pregnant and had to stop the energy drinks. Boo hiss. MrsSCB on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504157 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:25:07 +0000 MrsSCB 504157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: oh for sure! We start at 7:00 so it could be worse. I used the work for an evening show so from 2:00pm to 11:00 and being a night person, I actually preferred that :-) doodlepoodle on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504151 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:23:02 +0000 doodlepoodle 504151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked overnights for a summer in college and it was AWFUL. Not for this girl! I am actually applying for a job that is 12p-8 or 9p (depending on the day). I was thinking about it and if I were to do that I'd actually have more time with J in the day than I do with my 8-5 job, especially since I'd miss all of the rush hour traffic. lomom on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504146 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:20:39 +0000 lomom 504146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I work 60+ hours a week 3 months out of the year. I take it easy when I'm home and make sure I get a good amount of sleep. I also drink soda, though being pregnant, I'm limiting it much more than in the past. Mrs. Jacks on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504138 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:18:56 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 504138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My whole career has been weird hours. No caffeine, just keep busy and run on endogenous steroids! BelugaBean on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504134 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:17:33 +0000 BelugaBean 504134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, I used to work 12am-8am. I sometimes had a soda but mainly ate snacks to help me stay awake. mediagirl on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504133 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:17:17 +0000 mediagirl 504133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrsmenow: glad to hear I'm not the only one who ate to stay awake! :-) @autumnlove: Ugh... Yes! Food! @MrsSCB: You're so lucky you don't have to go in earlier! Our news started at 4:30!! MrsSCB on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504112 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:09:17 +0000 MrsSCB 504112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sort of unusual--I work for a morning TV show and my hours are 6:15 to 3:00. Waking up at 5:30 is tough, especially since I'm not a morning person but overnights are way tougher I'm sure! I mostly go to bed early because I don't really like coffee so I'm not much help, haha. I think extra snacks for energy is a good idea. Good luck to him! autumnlove on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504109 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:08:31 +0000 autumnlove 504109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrsmenow: DH has a similar shift! HabesBabe on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504106 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:07:54 +0000 HabesBabe 504106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used to work at a Disney hotel, and started out doing swing shifts (3p-11:30p oor the like). It was actually perfect, because it was during my early college years, so I would work, go out and party, get home at 3am, and sleep until noon. Then I'd wake up and do it all again! I worked graveyard at the hotel, too, and that sucked. I called out a lot and dropped an entire semester of classes :( autumnlove on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504102 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:06:22 +0000 autumnlove 504102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: DH has a week of 12 hour overnight shifts! I think I will throw some extra snacks in his bag! mrsmenow on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504100 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:06:06 +0000 mrsmenow 504100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I work 7pm-7am as a nurse. Caffeine, food, and keeping busy! mediagirl on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504087 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:01:56 +0000 mediagirl 504087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, I worked from 3am to noon at a TV station once. Coffee, soda, chocolate. I just ate a lot, honestly. Food helps me stay awake. MaisyMay on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504086 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:01:50 +0000 MaisyMay 504086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked as a night aid for a 96 year old gentleman recovering from colon cancer surgery. I'd get to work at 10 p.m. and work until 7 a.m. I could sleep while he slept, but had to wake when he needed me (intercom system). On days when he was up a lot, I'd drink sodas to stay awake. autumnlove on "Have you ever worked unusual hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-worked-unusual-hours#post-504079 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:59:59 +0000 autumnlove 504079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ How did you stay up? Coffee and energy drinks?