Last night, I was out until about 3 AM. I got home at about 3:15, and stayed up for an additional hour, until a little after 4, then went to bed. This morning, I got a call. I was still half asleep as I answered. "Hello...?" "Hey Tom, do you want to work today?" "...sure?" "Okay, come in as soon as you can." I'm thinking to myself, "What time is it?" My alarm clock-which is a few minutes fast-reads exactly 7 AM. I got to work at 7:30, and got off just now. It wasn't too bad.
There was another time, however, where I had to work a 9 hour shift starting at 5 AM at Jackson's-pumping people's gas-and I was going to a concert the night before, guaranteeing me that I wouldn't be home until midnight at the earliest. I tried to get the day off, to no avail. My boss was like "You're young; you can handle it." That day was like the worst day ever, particularly since I only slept like an hour all night. I felt like absolute crap all day. Not just tired, but sickly and weak, because I didn't get any sleep.
How do you handle no sleep? How many hours do you generally require to properly function? (I generally require at least 6 and a half without feeling totally crappy, and I prefer like 9 or 10, heh.) What was the earliest work shift you've ever worked? (Mine was that 5 AM shift.) Didja like it? (No, I did not.) Is sleep the best thing ever? (Probably not quite, but close...) Anyhoo...
Wuv, Yer Mom
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