Is my work schedule creating unhealthy conditions?
I have a sleep pattern, but it takes 28 days to complete one cycle before the pattern repeats. Is this an unsafe environment to continue working in?
I keeping getting told by various doctors I've visited that I have sleep apnea. I've used a cpap machine for several months with no success. I mention the odd working hours I keep but it gets dismissed without even being asked what my schedule is. I have complained to my employer, but get told basically work this schedule or get fired.
Here is the schedule I am working and have been told this is the standardized company schedule for my position. This is the 28 day cycle as it usually unfolds:
Week #1
Sunday 2:30pm - 11:30pm [Swing]
Monday 5am - 2pm [Day]
Tuesday 10pm - Wednesday 7am [Grave]
Wednesday - OFF
Thursday - OFF
Friday 2pm - 11am [Swing]
Saturday 9pm - Sunday 8am
Week #2
Sunday 2:30pm - 11:30pm
Monday 5am - 2pm
Tuesday 10pm - Wednesday 7am (Whole shift is considered to be Tuesday)
Wednesday - OFF
Thursday - OFF
Friday 2pm - 11pm
Saturday 9pm - Sunday 8am (Whole shift is considered to be Saturday)
Week #3
Sunday 2:30pm - 11:30pm
Monday 5am - 2pm
Tuesday 10pm - Wednesday 7am
Wednesday - OFF
Thursday - OFF
Friday 2pm - 11pm
Saturday 10pm - Sunday 1pm (Whole shift considered as Saturday)
Week#4
Sunday - OFF
Monday 4am - 1pm
Tuesday 4am - 1pm
Wednesday 4am - 1pm
Thursday 4am - 1pm
Friday - OFF
Saturday 9pm - Sunday 8am
Repeat this four week cycle.
Does anyone know if this will come back to haunt me later in life?
Quite frankly I have no idea whether I am coming or going most of the time.
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Dear DingleBob,
I'm sorry that doctors have dismissed your shift schedule, because it is well known that shift work is difficult on normal sleep/wake functioning. Shift Work Sleep Disorder is a circadian sleep rhythm disorder that affect people who change their work and sleep schedules frequently. It is possible that SWSD explains some of your difficulties.
Here is a SharePost with some tips for coping with shiftwork: The Hazards of Coping With Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD
Your employer may say this is a "normal" schedule for your position, but frankly it looks like an extremely difficult and overwhelming schedule. I noticed that some days (such as Week 1 Sunday and Monday) you have very little time from the end of one shift to the beginning of another, I think only 4-5 hours!
I know it could be a challenge to switch careers/jobs, but think about that possibillity. Also, please don't give up on getting your sleep apnea treated, as that is not helping your situation either.
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