Thread: Night shift work

Originally Posted by bobii

I'm 17 and I dropped out of school. Any job I apply for doesn't call back. It's maybe because I wanna work the day shift only. I don't want the evening shift because I won't be able to have any social life at all . The night shift interests me because I'll get paid more and it won't interract with my social life.

I'm really getting depressed right now. I'm doing nothing all day until school is out so I finaly can see some people. I'm tired of having no money and I can't do anything if my friends don't pay for me.

Does any of you have worked the night shift before? What are the pros and cons?

I currently work 11pm-7am in a chicken processing plant and belive me it takes A LOT of getting used to. After that it's not so bad. As you mentioned you do get paid more usually to do the same job day shift does. I personally enjoy being able to sleep allday. But on the other hand if you have room mates or other ppl living in your home on your days off you'll be awake when everyone else is sleeping. It's hard to have a life working night shift but I am grateful to have a job and to be able to support myself when so many others are looking for work. Beggars can't be choosers. If you need a job that bad jump on the night shift if you have to. Like I said- getting used to it is the hardest part.

Originally Posted by bobii

My plan was drop out of school to earn money, get a car, live life and then go back to school the next year. I know I can't live without a diploma and I won't.

Don't mean to be a nagging mother or any shit like that, because I know I'd hate to hear this too, but I have to say it; this was a terrible idea. You could have waited til you graduated like all your friends to do this, and it would have been much more fun. Because now, while you're taking a year off from high school "living life", all your friends are still there. So now, you've got nobody to live life with. Then you're going to go back to school, graduate a year or two late, and while you're in school trying to graduate, all your friends are out having fun together, without you. And be sure they're having a fucking blast, because they just graduated from high school and now they've got the world swinging from their balls. And they've got that car you bought two years ago, and they've got all that money you were after because they worked after school, and they're having the fun with friends that you wanted to have.

Again, sorry if this came off as a huge nagging rant, I didn't mean for it to get that way. Because trust me, I understand. High school sucks and a nice break always feels good. Sometimes thats all people need to get going again, a break.