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Old Feb 24, 2020, 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BadNews4321 View Post
Well I feel somewhat alone without knowing anyone who can relate to a crazy work schedule and survive with a mood disorder. Though my schedule always changed being an on-call worker, my typical weeklooked like this:

Friday: 1:30 am to 9:30 am
Saturday 1:30 am to 9:30 am
Sunday: 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (overnight)
Monday: 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (overnight)
Wednesday: 3:30 pm to 1:30 am

I work in community centers in swimming pools and ice rinks taking care of the equipment, doing maintenance, etc. It's lot of fun despite the hours. I am so happy that I am now in a full-time role working in one building and starting at 4:00 am every day. I'm feeling very productive with a regular sleep pattern nowadays.

Many people tried to convince me that this was not a career to pursue given my diagnosis and had little support, but I went ahead anyways. I personally enjoy working off-hours, as there is far less human created garbage or drama going on with very few workers and we are too busy doing our tasks anyways. I can focus on doing solid work and feeling useful.
Good for you!!!!! I worked overnights for years and years. I always found a certain weird, melancholy kind of peace in it, with it being so much quieter most of the time. Except on weekends. Terrible for my bipolar disorder, though.
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