I’ve been working in the industry for so long that my body has adapted to the graveyard shift. A year ago, I had to go back to living and working around the normal shifts – daytime. It was tough and had to compromise with the bosses and came in late in the morning so that I can do more work when operations close for the day. This came in handy, since I had to take care of the department and meet with my night managers.
Now, my work schedule has been erratic. Since I need to cover all of the accounts and meet with my staff from different shifts, you can say I’m truly a 24x7 manager. There came a point where I couldn’t follow my own schedule because it was difficult to wake up causing my body clock to get confused. Talk about sleep deprivation. I was hurting.
I started to encounter health problems and I knew I had to cope with the changes and start utilizing proper time management. Okay, this isn’t normal in the industry. It’s just me trying to find the right time window to wake up and work on all what I need plus get everything organized to cover my tasks.
Now, I’ve managed to pick the right schedule. My work starts at 3PM and I end the day around midnight or if need be, a maximum of 2AM the next morning. This works to my advantage and guess what – I’m happy as a clam and truly healthy.
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