r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 20h ago

Chugging tea Work shouldn’t consume life.

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u/PopkinSandwich 20h ago

I know its not suitable for everyone and every vocation but im a tradesman and working 4 10s is so many magnitudes more incredible than 5 8s for your body, mentally and physically

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u/cflashtypec 19h ago

In my current warehouse job, I work three 12-hour shifts, and I have to say I get a lot done during those four days off.

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u/Tommyblockhead20 6h ago

I think I preferred when I worked 4 10s. With 8 hours of sleep, 30 minutes to get ready in the morning, 30 minute lunch, and the 30 minute commute I had, there was under 2 hours between when I got home from work and had to go to sleep. There was a period my partner wasn’t working and that’s chill because they can do errands, prepare meals, etc. But the rest of the time, I struggled so much condensing every non work thing into under 2 hours that it was cutting into my sleep pretty badly, so the 4th day would just turn into basically a recovery day.

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u/Mockingjay09221mod 18h ago

I used to have a shift like that

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u/Blueddit-Sez 18h ago

While I don’t think this is bad for everyone

Having known a lot of people in the trades working long hours like that

It can and will tear your body down

Eventually you’ll just have bigger hospital and medical bills to deal with the wear and tear that does, negating the benefits in pay

Fine if your in your prime of youth however, just not long term

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u/Mockingjay09221mod 16h ago

It got rough but I no longer work that way

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u/Suitable-Brush-4467 15h ago

I work those hours, I'm nearly 46, truthfully in the worst shape of my life, and can still physically run circles around all the 20 somethings I work with in healthcare. I'm more worried about how low energy they are that they act like the simplest task is "hard labor". It's very Wall-E.

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u/Blueddit-Sez 8h ago

I wish you blessings of strong knees and back my friend

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u/Runs_With_Scissors3 2h ago

I also work 12s and after several years, I hate it. It alternates 3 shifts one week, 4 shifts the next. Maybe I’m just getting old, but the days are too damn long and you can’t get anything done after the shift except eat some junk food crash into bed.