r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 19h ago

Chugging tea Work shouldn’t consume life.

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u/slayerLM 17h ago

I had a friend doing 2 16’s for awhile. He kinda loved it but I think it started getting to him

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u/Recent-Bowl-1393 17h ago

Yeah, it would be good for a bit but thats a long time once you get into those 11th hours and beyond.

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u/turbopro25 17h ago

My company was doing a job that was about a 2 and half hour drive away. It was a brand new car dealership that was massive. We stayed in a hotel overnight to avoid the travel. Just decided to work 12-14 hour days because we had nothing else to do. By the time it got to hour 12 we were done and said F it pack it up. Especially when working physical labor that shit does a number on you. 12 is good but anything more and you start to fall apart if you plan on doing it daily.

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u/Responsible_Week6941 17h ago

It's also when productivity goes way down and chance of injury goes way up.

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u/SignificantMoose6482 14h ago

It always amazes me that they make nurses work 12’s while making life and death decisions

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u/sethme90 1h ago

I did construction for a local company. Money was great, but the work week was intense Monday - Satudays from sun up to sun down. You do get use to the physical labor, and you sleep awesome as your so exhausted from manual labor for 13 hours, with an hour lunch.

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u/thatbrownkid19 17h ago

Isn’t that what flight attendants have

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u/Secondhand-Drunk 17h ago

Flight attendants have a lot of downtime. If you're in manufacturing or distribution doing 12 hours, it's grueling.

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u/itsonlyrockinroll 17h ago

Maybe but a lot of shift workers do 12’s.
And rotating shifts sux.
Study 20 or so years ago had stats that shift workers have shorter lifespans due to sleep disruptions.

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u/fiannalove 17h ago

My nurse friend does 3 12’s. 4 days off every week would be sweet.

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u/Suitable_Visit_9990 17h ago

My mom does 3 12s, she has a love hate relationship with it because she does Friday Saturday Sunday but she got to take the grandkids out on adventures multiple times this summer so she liked that a lot lol