I don't see many posts from the middle of the night around here… Am I the only sucker that works nights?
Amethyst said:Hard as it may be to believe, some people do not post from work. We are actually working, ya know, that thing you get paid to do? when we are at work.
I spent many years working every shift imaginable, including 12 on, 12 off, 7 days a week.
Given the option of between 2nd & 3rd shifts in my early employed years, I perferred 3rd.I worked 2nd and 3rd shift a great deal when I first started working. 3rd shift was nice.
Heck, I currently drink my wine before noon (being retired). I'm following the tradition of my faternal grandfather (back in the 50's, that was also retired) that did the same thing. BTW, I drink no "spirits" of any kind, after "high noon" .Why is it the la-di-da types can drink wine/orange juice Mimosa but the shift-worker with the 9 am beer is looked upon with disdain?
I I chastised him for having the beer in the backyard..especially at 9am...and sure enough nosy neighbour Mrs. A soon had great tidbit to augment her daily gossip. Why is it the la-di-da types can drink wine/orange juice Mimosa but the shift-worker with the 9 am beer is looked upon with disdain?
When I'm posting from here at 8 PM in my time zone, for most of the rest of you it's the middle of the night.I don't see many posts from the middle of the night around here… Am I the only sucker that works nights?
Night worker here. My schedule is approximately 12 noon to 3 am in the morning. Yep, a 15 hour work day. Five days a week. The 15 hours does include 2 hours of commuting, so the actual work day is only 13 hours. The good news is that the job is NOT computer programming. ( I used to be a programmer, but now am a happy blue collar dude)
Not exactly a desk job, but anyone with a commercial drivers license can get a very good paying job in the Texas "oil patch". Actually many of the companies will help you get your CDL if you don't have it, and offer a signing bonus to boot. Our local school districts are begging for bus drivers as many of their regulars have taken much higher paying jobs a few miles down the road.Anyone know of a desk job that doesn't require a collge degree?