What do people advise for a 1am start, bed as normal and sleep after shift or get to bed early and then stay up after shift.
i would go to bed as normal, sleep for bit. will probably hurt getting up hurt a shower would soon wake me up. then sleep again after to get back into routine or will this be ongoing?
bcfc1710:
What do people advise for a 1am start, bed as normal and sleep after shift or get to bed early and then stay up after shift.
tell them you’ll start at 9 
finish by 5 
it depends what they’re paying 
No just a one off, temping until I start my full time job.
Early night, Kays catalogue 
to help you sleep.
Juddian:
Early night, Kays catalogue
Nah, stay up n watch Babestation
Maybe too late bud I’d be definitely going to sleep now! Any later and it’ll be a red bull day, which isn’t good for you!
Some sleep is better than no sleep
rem sleep is better than ram sleep - 'cos I’ve only got 4gb. 
When getting up half an hour before going to bed, I’d advise trying to get some shuteye on your break at work. Since most firms don’t pay for what legally must be taken, they’ve got no business stopping you getting your head down, should you wish to do so.
Get a proper job.
Treat it as any other shift pattern would, Not many people finish work at 5 and go straight to bed…
bcfc1710:
What do people advise for a 1am start…
Don’t do it.
dew:
Treat it as any other shift pattern would, Not many people finish work at 5 and go straight to bed…
When I worked nights I never did this, all the lads I worked with didn’t either unless they had some specific need to be up in the morning.
I used to go straight to be when I finished and spend the afternoon with my missus andthe kids, worked great for me.
Any start time between midnight & 4am is nuts. I’ve done such daft o’clock starts, learnt my lesson and won’t ever do them again - I couldn’t hack the lack of sleep (who wants to go to bed at teatime?). I find my current job on nights to be better for my wellbeing & that’s saying something really - at least i’m getting a good 6-8 hours during the day.
Find it strange you need to ask just do it… 
Get a proper job + 1
A new job! Badum, tish.
I do them and like them…
Finish around 10:00 then got the day to myself, get a hour or two at work, then another hour or two on sofa in afternoon then bed at around 7-8, luckily I’m ok splitting my sleep… and I only work 4 days with rest days all together.
I used to do a 1am start some years ago. Used to get 45 mins while tipping then 45 mins on break on way back. Finish about 1 pm go to the gym, wait for missus to come in from work then go to bed. This was before my daughter came along. I found it most important to rearrange my meal times - lunch by 8am dinner by 3pm, breakfast when I got up. Lots of other guys cocked up mealtimes trying to keep meals at normal times but really struggled doing it. I quite liked it at the time.