Night shift..

K4t · 06-11-2010 11:50PM #1

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Saila · 06-11-2010 11:52PM

I worked down a mine for over 2 months without daylight so does that count

mikemac · 06-11-2010 11:54PM

I was a night porter in college and did full time for about 6 months. Once did 24 nights in a row.

OP, run away, it's a ****ty job and when you aren't talking to yourself then you are taking abuse from drunken residents
Hey, my username wasn't invented by accident you know

KeithM89_old · 06-11-2010 11:54PM

I worked a night shift for a few weeks a couple of years ago and it sucked ass. Going to bed at sunrise, missing out on going out with friends and it fucks up your sleep pattern for weeks.

Enjoy

policarp · 06-11-2010 11:55PM

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Where are you?
I'll drop in and keep you company for a few hours...

mikemac · 06-11-2010 11:55PM

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Yes, can we call around and you'll open the residents bar for us?

K4t · 07-11-2010 12:01AM

policarp wrote: »

Where are you?
I'll drop in and keep you company for a few hours...

Mayo..:eek:

Yes I've worked as a porter during the summer and it is a mostly thankless, tough job but I like it. It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;) I see this as sort of a promotion in a sick kind of way, some responsibility if you will..

Columbia · 07-11-2010 12:02AM

I did nightshift in a supermarket for a summer, it was pretty much grand. Hard getting to sleep with light seeping in through your curtains, but your body will get used to it all pretty quickly.

3 years on, I still haven't managed to snap back into sleeping at socially acceptable hours.

bad2dabone · 07-11-2010 12:03AM

do you have internet connection in work? its the only way to get through the night shift imo

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 07-11-2010 12:07AM

K4t wrote: »

Mayo..:eek:

Yes I've worked as a porter during the summer and it is a mostly thankless, tough job but I like it. It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;) I see this as sort of a promotion in a sick kind of way, some responsibility if you will..

Godforsaken place

I'll be hitting you for residents bar

alwaysadub · 07-11-2010 12:07AM

I've never worked night shift. Mind you i'm a bit of an insomniac lately so least it would give me something to do..

I'd imagine you'll be quiet enough, bar maybe a few people looking for alcohol when they can't get it.

Sharkey 10 · 07-11-2010 12:08AM

K4t wrote: »

Mayo..:eek:

Yes I've worked as a porter during the summer and it is a mostly thankless, tough job but I like it. It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;) I see this as sort of a promotion in a sick kind of way, some responsibility if you will..

What exactly does it involve ? Is it just letting people in or out of the hotel or what?

scientific1982 · 07-11-2010 12:08AM

Done it for a few months. Takes a while to get used to but its usually less busy than other shifts. Id prefer dayshift or back shift though.

mikemac · 07-11-2010 12:09AM

Columbia wrote: »

3 years on, I still haven't managed to snap back into sleeping at socially acceptable hours.

I don't think you ever will tbh.
I worked nights for years, stopped five years ago and have messed up sleeping patterns.
It changes you for life.

K4t wrote: »

It's a job and I'm a texting a girl who works there;)

You have a master key to any room in the hotel, bridal suite even.
Good luck man *high five*

alwaysadub · 07-11-2010 12:09AM

scientific1982 wrote: »

Done it for a few months. Takes a while to get used to but its usually less busy than other shifts. Id prefer dayshift or back shift though.

What's a back shift?
Sounds like some culchie term for getting a ride :pac:

07-11-2010 12:09AM

bad2dabone wrote: »

do you have internet connection in work? its the only way to get through the night shift imo

Yep! I'm so glad I didn't do this job 20 years ago!

PARKHEAD67 · 07-11-2010 12:12AM

alwaysadub wrote: »

What's a back shift?
Sounds like some culchie term for getting a ride :pac:

Ha Ha:D

mikemac · 07-11-2010 12:12AM

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

What exactly does it involve ? Is it just letting people in or out of the hotel or what?

Partly that's it
Cleaning the lobby too. Lots and lots of cleaning.

It can be a dead easy job if the hotel is quiet.
Or it can be a nightmare if the OP has to deal with weddings and a residents bar. Fights breaking out and you are on your own.

OP, bring a cd player, I used to bring in my laptop for some tunes.

Terry · 07-11-2010 12:22AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJDpl2fPaxo

Ostrom · 07-11-2010 12:43AM

K4t wrote: »

I'm about to work my first ever night shift, midnight to 7am, portering in a hotel.

Feeling quite sleepy already, does not bode well!

On the plus side though, there should be few managers around, giving me time for a few breaks and possibly a danger ****.

Anyone have any experience of night work???:)

Did the exact same job for many years! Welcome. Be prepared for drunken corridor sleepers and naked lockouts. Get your work out of the way by five then get some sleep out of sight of the cameras (and make some food for yourself since you wont be eating til the following afternoon). Dont forget to stick around for a massive breakfast! Be prepared for some woolyheadedness for the first few days, it will pass. edit: almost forgot, dont ever take a room service order once the bar is closed. If you have a few hangers on in the residents bar from a wedding, you can clear them out by promising them a room service order if they leave. If you dont split them up and get them out, they can sit there til morning. If you get them upstairs, most will fall asleep and not bother, and the rest will be so pissed they will fall asleep before you get the order up to them (dont bother doing it, always worked for me).

Tilt Gone · 07-11-2010 01:31AM

Welcome to the joys of the night shift. i myself am on 7pm till 7am for the whole weekend. Cheers me up knowing there's more than just me having to work tonight.

Sharkey 10 · 07-11-2010 01:36AM

Tilt Gone wrote: »

Welcome to the joys of the night shift. i myself am on 7pm till 7am for the whole weekend. Cheers me up knowing there's more than just me having to work tonight.

Your work cant be that bad because your able to use the internet

Corsendonk · 07-11-2010 01:48AM

scientific1982 wrote: »

Done it for a few months. Takes a while to get used to but its usually less busy than other shifts. Id prefer dayshift or back shift though.

Back shift is the afternoon shift to late evening so usually 2-10 4-12

Worked nights for 2 years. Don't go to bed straight away when you get home , stay up and do something before crashing out, you dont go home straight to bed if you work days.

You will feel crap for the next week but by week 2 you be fine. Just keep busy or the night can drag and around 3-4 am your energy levels can dip so you can get the shivers so best to be up and about to build up body heat.

Chocolate works if you need a quick energy fix. You find that you might only need 4-5 hours sleep a day for most of the week then totally crash out on your day off.

Princess Peach · 07-11-2010 01:51AM

Just wait and some horny guest will come and take you to their room for some lovin'

This may or may not be a porno I've seen

policarp · 07-11-2010 02:22AM

Princess Peach wrote: »

Just wait and some horny guest will come and take you to their room for some lovin'

This may or may not be a porno I've been in.

Most unprincesslike. Shocking...

enniscorthy · 07-11-2010 02:24AM

see u on cam4 at precisely 3.19am regards brian

themandan6611 · 07-11-2010 02:35AM

did it for a year, be prepared for early houses, tired hookers, fu*ked up sleep patterns (bed at 1pm, up at 10pm) and a strange crazyness :pac:

GSV · 07-11-2010 02:40AM

You shouldn't book in couples who hardly seem to know each other's names at 3.30-4am in the morning

or offer them half price if they're out by 7am

or pay a chambermaid to re-make up the room first thing before the housekeeper comes in and not mention it to anybody.

Also, serving said couple scampi & chips with a romantic bottle of champagne is probably a bad idea. :rolleyes:

In fact, just forget I said anything.

TheUsual · 07-11-2010 02:52AM

I did night shifts for a year on but only every 3rd week.
You don't feel hungry when you should as your body is still on daytime working, but try and make yourself eat as if it was normal like lunch and dinner times.
You will drink 20 cups of coffee out of boredom and to stay awake, but then you have ZERO chance of getting a solid 8 hours sleep when you go home.

Earplugs (cheap foam ones work) and heavy dark curtains in your bedroom are your friends to keep out the noises and daylight. It's impossible to sleep otherwise.
Good luck !

MistyCheese · 07-11-2010 02:57AM

Night Shift with (Stick it up your) Dick Dietrick!!

Oh, sorry, that's Night Stand. Nevermind. Oh, no, people! People, no!

Erindoors · 07-11-2010 03:00AM

I worked for five years as a security guard,four of them doing the grave yard shift on some of the creepiest places one might find themselves in.
Iv heard things that go bump in the night,and iv seen things that would scare the bejesus out of even the strongest of us.

Being a porter in a hotel would be easy in comparison,considering you are surrounded by people. But regardless i liked the work back then, i liked the solitude and i got accustomed to being in the dark and having only rats for company!

Sure night work can be hard,getting to bed when everyone else is going to work,going to work when everyone is at home on christmas day,the tiredness at the start of the week leading to the absolute fatigue one feels at the end of the week,but you get used to it.

My advice to you is to make it work for you,bring things to read,maybe a small television or a laptop to watch DVD,s on.
then when it comes to your day off,instead of going to bed when you get home...DONT, just carry on with your day off till it is bedtime like the rest of the world...you do get used to it.

Night shift..

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