Has anyone experienced burn out due to shift work and night shift?

[Poor_choices]

I spent 20 years working 80-100 hour weeks and convinced myself it was worth it for the money. The trade off was I never saw my kids, my marriage was a disaster, and I had a heart attack and a stroke before I turned 40. In the end, the house, money, and retirement savings ended up going to my ex-wife anyway.

I switched industries and started over, taking a 60% pay cut. It was the best decision I ever made. It's taken a year to adjust to working a normal schedule and being home this much with my new wife and young step kids. It's going to take a lot longer to undo the damage to my relationship with my adult kids and grandkids from my first marriage.

I miss the money, but I'll never regret taking back my time.

 

[cajun]

Man does that sound like my job at Exxon (Plastics) in BR. I'd be a "pimp" before ever working that shift again.

Your a much tougher man than me. I had an opportunity to transfer (across company lines) to Wyoming in the mid '80's. That fulfilled a dream from my childhood! memtb

When did you work at Exxon?

 

[memtb]

When did you work at Exxon?

I hired on Sept. of '79 left for Wyoming in August of '85. memtb

 

[cajun]

Up until the late 70's they worked 8 hour shifts which took 3 people to man 24 hours. The company got the young guys to vote for eoweo because on the 8 hour off days were by seniority. It might take 15 years to get a weekend off. The company was supposed to maintain an extra board to cover the ot but that never happened. With the 8 hour shift you might work a 16 if your relief called in but you typically did not work your off days. Also with the 8 hour you had a little more time for your body to adjust.

 

[memtb]

Up until the late 70's they worked 8 hour shifts which took 3 people to man 24 hours. The company got the young guys to vote for eoweo because on the 8 hour off days were by seniority. It might take 15 years to get a weekend off. The company was supposed to maintain an extra board to cover the ot but that never happened. With the 8 hour shift you might work a 16 if your relief called in but you typically did not work your off days. Also with the 8 hour you had a little more time for your body to adjust.

That sounds like the refinery or the chem plant……I could be very wrong, but I thought that the Plastics Plant started out EOWEO! memtb

 

[cajun]

I hired on Sept. of '79 left for Wyoming in August of '85. memtb

That sounds like the refinery or the chem plant……I could be very wrong, but I thought that the Plastics Plant started out EOWEO! memtb

Yes I think they did. It was built about the time they went to eoweo.

 

[snox801]

It may just be a short lived thing. I've worked the same job for 18-19years this summer was the easiest most laid back. But it's also the first year I had very little desire to get my cars out. Normally if I had 6 hours home I got one out to drive. This year not once have I don't that. Now I still love my cars but just wasn't feeling it. This comes and goes with me in all hobbies. So I could be work or just you needed a bit of down time

 

[KyCarl]

I quit AK Steel because of forced shift work days 3 to 11 11 to 7 I couldn't adjust!

 

[Mrvmax]

Up until the late 70's they worked 8 hour shifts which took 3 people to man 24 hours. The company got the young guys to vote for eoweo because on the 8 hour off days were by seniority. It might take 15 years to get a weekend off. The company was supposed to maintain an extra board to cover the ot but that never happened. With the 8 hour shift you might work a 16 if your relief called in but you typically did not work your off days. Also with the 8 hour you had a little more time for your body to adjust.

That actually takes 4 people per 24 hour shift since one person is off while the other three work. The fourth person covers sick/OT/vacation etc. I hated 8 hour shifts, when someone called in sick it turned into a 16 hour shift.

 

[cajun]

That actually takes 4 people per 24 hour shift since one person is off while the other three work. The fourth person covers sick/OT/vacation etc. I hated 8 hour shifts, when someone called in sick it turned into a 16 hour shift.

The older guys liked it because they always had their off days which were usually tied into a weekend.

 

[OG10]

Yes it all started working the night shift which is terribly detrimental to your health and well-being then the continuation of doing 12 hour days for 20 years plus wears you down I'm getting towards the end of it but it has worn me down pretty good

 

[cajun]

That actually takes 4 people per 24 hour shift since one person is off while the other three work. The fourth person covers sick/OT/vacation etc. I hated 8 hour shifts, when someone called in sick it turned into a 16 hour shift.

So you can say the same thing about 12 hour. Either way they needed less people to man 24 hours.

 

[ARlife4me]

I could work a 48-60 continuous hour day, sleep 2-5 and go again without food, but needed energy drinks/gatorade/COLD water to keep hydrated. Now my problem is severe neck pain that replaced my work hours.

 

[carpassasin]

I worked 7 at night until 7 in the morning in a rice dryer .I lasted 2 weeks and said NOPE not for me . Back then they didnt have to pay overtime until 77 hours a week.Ive never been a day sleeper!