GraveYard Shift BS

@Watt maker you work at a power plant?

 

I'm guessing operator then since you work shift? How do you like it?

 

Does Escalante have HRSGs powering the steam generator ?

 

That's awesome. I think with the limited communication with people I have, I'm in contact with the plant operators the most. Also, with getting married this year and kids in the near future, I don't think shift work is the long term for me though. It's not easy on anyone from what I've learned.

Edit to add the start of night 2 of 4 for me

 

Congrats on the marriage all the people I work with that have kids try real hard for day shift. Makes sense.

I'm on Night 4 of 5 here. Last minute covering for someone tomorrow night. 11.5 hours OT will be good though.

 

Thanks. If I could go days only I would, but being such a small company that's not possible unfortunately. Kind of forces my hand on what I need to do

 

Days only is a nice dream. We're making do with this for now though.

 

Yeah I'm actually trying to find something different with normal hours. How long you been doing shift work?

 

5 years at this current job. Most of my 9 years in the Navy was shiftwork of some form or another. Haven't had a "day job" since early '03

 

After doing shift for 3 years, I've gained quite a bit of respect for people that can work shift until retirement.

 

Exactly. Takes a certain something to do it for that long. Hopefully I'm not around long enough to o find it

 

I hope I'm not either . On another note, anyone have any experience with the SOS weld it yourself bumper?

 

I keep looking at the diy options. Then I can finally buy a welder and learn

 

Shift work feels like its slowly killing me. I was fine with it for about a year, but these last few months I've been dying. Only problem is it's easier to find a 3rd shift well paying job than anything else.

 

Yeah that's the situation I'm in. These last couple months have been really rough and it's hard to find a job that pays somewhat close to what I make now.

 

Everything I've come across is a big hit to work in the sun. They know how to keep night shift people around dammit...

 

Looks about right

 

I've accepted that I'll have to take a pu it initially, but feel it'll be better off in the long run.

 

You might check the south carolina thread.
Bunch of people run SOS stuff there.