Interesting & informative. I believe you might be a relatively rare “bird”, & that’s not said negatively at all, just factually.
I knew 2 nurses who worked night shift because it was best for their family schedule with young kids.
Factory workers I know who have to switch back & forth between shifts have a very difficult time
For awhile my brother was a restaurant manager, 24 hr, & would too frequently have to make a long drive in to cover shifts when people wouldn’t come in - that was extremely hard on him
As Thomas B wrote quality of sleep is quite possibly more important than when
Having to cycle between days and nights is awful. Straight out of college I worked every other weekend nights which was enough to send me loopy. There are many studies to support this. Having a constant schedule is huge no matter the industry.
And it sounds as though your nurse friend were not owls but larks forced to be owls by circumstance as I discussed above. Lots of studies there too.
But I’m not as rare as it may seem. Circadian rhythms are real. They have been studied as well and not every one is a larrk. I’ve worked with many nurses who preferred evenings or nights. But not everyone can afford to do whatever they want. Even when what you want is unusual and necessary. It’s the lark world crashing in.
Interesting & informative. I believe you might be a relatively rare “bird”, & that’s not said negatively at all, just factually.
I knew 2 nurses who worked night shift because it was best for their family schedule with young kids.
Factory workers I know who have to switch back & forth between shifts have a very difficult time
For awhile my brother was a restaurant manager, 24 hr, & would too frequently have to make a long drive in to cover shifts when people wouldn’t come in - that was extremely hard on him
As Thomas B wrote quality of sleep is quite possibly more important than when
Having to cycle between days and nights is awful. Straight out of college I worked every other weekend nights which was enough to send me loopy. There are many studies to support this. Having a constant schedule is huge no matter the industry.
And it sounds as though your nurse friend were not owls but larks forced to be owls by circumstance as I discussed above. Lots of studies there too.
But I’m not as rare as it may seem. Circadian rhythms are real. They have been studied as well and not every one is a larrk. I’ve worked with many nurses who preferred evenings or nights. But not everyone can afford to do whatever they want. Even when what you want is unusual and necessary. It’s the lark world crashing in.