JeffC
Level 7 Valued Member
For the last eleven years I had worked for the same company. My shift was Monday to Thursday 6am-4:30pm with plenty of overtime. Some stretches of 7days/12hours for a month or two. So, consistently the same day shift for 40-84 hours per week, averaging 50-56 hours per week.
Due to the prolonged down turn in the oil and gas industry I was laid off due to shortage of work. The oil industry historically goes through periods of boom and bust, but people in the industry much longer than me say they have never seen it get this bad. The last bust in 2008 did not hit Canada too hard, and we recovered quickly, and stronger, but not this time.
I found a job in my field, but a different industry very quickly. I had been aggressively looking for work because I could anticipate the drop off in work at my company. I was lucky and was laid off on Friday, and started my new job on the following Monday. Most are not nearly as fortunate.
Sorry, I will get to the point.
Does anyone have experience training and working shift work? Do or did you find it harder to make progress? I had done it when I was much younger, and not the odd shifts I have to work now. 5am-1:30pm, 1pm-9:30pm, and 9pm-5:30am. My team rotates two weeks mornings, one week afternoons, and one week overnights.
I may still try to train immediately after work as per usual. On the overnight week probably just S&S as a backoff week. Any experience or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Due to the prolonged down turn in the oil and gas industry I was laid off due to shortage of work. The oil industry historically goes through periods of boom and bust, but people in the industry much longer than me say they have never seen it get this bad. The last bust in 2008 did not hit Canada too hard, and we recovered quickly, and stronger, but not this time.
I found a job in my field, but a different industry very quickly. I had been aggressively looking for work because I could anticipate the drop off in work at my company. I was lucky and was laid off on Friday, and started my new job on the following Monday. Most are not nearly as fortunate.
Sorry, I will get to the point.
Does anyone have experience training and working shift work? Do or did you find it harder to make progress? I had done it when I was much younger, and not the odd shifts I have to work now. 5am-1:30pm, 1pm-9:30pm, and 9pm-5:30am. My team rotates two weeks mornings, one week afternoons, and one week overnights.
I may still try to train immediately after work as per usual. On the overnight week probably just S&S as a backoff week. Any experience or insight would be greatly appreciated.