
Originally Posted by
Stargirl
Agree ko ani! Here's my experience....
I worked the graveyard shift for 3 months and grabe jud ang changes sa akong body. Ni-dry akong skin, ni-lawm ang skin under my eyes, pirme labad akong ulo, sige ko fever, headaches.... In the later half of this schedule, I ran an average of 20km a week, got 5-6 hours of sleep, and ate mostly veggies and fruits. I still didn't feel healthy. O.o
Then gi-change akong shift for one month and things got better. I was still running 20-22km per week but getting more night sleep. I felt healthier, my skin looked way better, and di na ko sige absent kay sige ko kasakit. Ni-dako akong paycheck. Hehehe.
Karon, balik na ko graveyard. In the past month, I've been absent 6 times, late countless times, been sleeping on the job. Sige na ko heart palpitations, headaches, body malaise. Ni-grabe pa jud akong depression.
I'm probably more sickly than the average person... But I can definitely say that it's hard to stay healthy while working on the graveyard shift. There will be long term effects even if you don't experience them now. Dili man ta dapat forever naka-graveyard shift ang worker..... Pero I guess mas kapoy if rotating ang shift.....
In my experience, it's uber hard to be healthy while on the graveyard shift. We were made to sleep at night. I don't want to wait a year to get used to this. In fact, I don't want to get used to this. O.o
I don't want to look older than I really am just because I want the premium from the graveyard shift.
I don't want to be susceptible to cancer because of a job.
I want to get some decent sleep. Like 8 hours a night.
And because I have a choice, di lang ko mag-padayon graveyard shift oie. Kapoy. Hehehe. Murag di jud madala in the long run. Murag di jud healthy.
(Sus! Before this job, 7-8hours akong sleep. 10pm - 6am. around that time....Exercise in the morning, freelance work dayon, then baking for the business, then relax at home. then sleep. Repeat. I wasn't earning as much, Lingaw ang life.)