I just did a 29 hour stretch at work over the weekend. We upgraded our financial systems. We were down to two people trying to get the system upgrade to work and had two hours before the deadline when we got the last piece to work. Otherwise, we would have had to revert back to the old system and throw away hundreds of hours of work.
On one hand it was a thrill since it turned out ok - we were heros. On the other hand, I won't miss this **** at all when I retire. The hardest part is having to return to work and continue to focus when I'm exhausted. We are prepping for the next upgrade and fine tuning the bugs in the new system.
At one point, I turned to the woman I was working with around 5am and said, "Do you ever dream of retirement ?" She looked at me with an exhausted look and said, "All the time."
I'm turning 50 this year and all nighters take a heavier toll than they use to. I'm so glad I won't be doing this when I'm in my 60's.
Anyone else pull long shifts under intense stress ?
On one hand it was a thrill since it turned out ok - we were heros. On the other hand, I won't miss this **** at all when I retire. The hardest part is having to return to work and continue to focus when I'm exhausted. We are prepping for the next upgrade and fine tuning the bugs in the new system.
At one point, I turned to the woman I was working with around 5am and said, "Do you ever dream of retirement ?" She looked at me with an exhausted look and said, "All the time."
I'm turning 50 this year and all nighters take a heavier toll than they use to. I'm so glad I won't be doing this when I'm in my 60's.
Anyone else pull long shifts under intense stress ?