i work in emergency services (EMS specifically) and we get the most insane fucking work hours at least where i am. i was on 8:00 to 20:00 monday then tuesday i am on 20:00 to 8:00 and wednesday i am on 10:00 to 00:00 then thursday i am on from 8:00 to 17:00 then off friday and unknown if i am working this weekend yet
i dont physically know how your brain is supposed to function enough to not accidentally kill someone when you are working like that.
also i have to be 30 minutes early to check off the unit because those are just the hours i am actively available for 911 calls and each day i am on a different truck with an unknown crew before me so i cant even know that everything works when i get there.
and i am sick but cant call out because i took a covid/flu test and didnt test positive and no matter how sick i am unless i am rendered physically unable to work or test positive for one of those i cant call out
My dad worked 12 hour shifts at a power plant. But get this: one week, he’d do 3 shifts from 6am-6pm, have 4 days off, then the next week, he would get 4 shifts from 6pm-6am. He spent 5 years resetting his sleep cycle every week. He says he remembers next to nothing from those years.
This sounds like what I’m doing… I’m an SRE. I couldn’t remember if I had breakfast this morning or not and I’m in my 20s.