Hi-I currently work as a registered care home manager-I've fine it for a long time and it is super stressful and I don't really enjoy it anymore. I also have along commute that currently costs me about £275 a month.
There is a care home very near me that is currently advertising for night staff. It would be four nights out of every 8.
I have two kids 11 and 12 and we live rurally. The hours would allow me to do School drops and pick ups every day (which I currently can't without a lot of bother). It would be a lot less stress and zero travel
Costs.
It would also allow me to dispense with the dog walker which currently costs me £240 a month. (Or would it? That's one of my questions-after a night shift are you fit for anything at all during the day-do you treat mornings after you get off as day shift workers treat evenings after work in terms of being able to do stuff?)
The salary would be less but removing the commute and Dog costs I would probably come out with similar ( maybe slightly less) at the end of the month. I would certainly be less stressed.
I don't sleep well anyway so not so concerned about the lack of sleep that much.
I'm just worried about the effects of night working. Does it impact hugely on the rest of life? Social life? Body clock? Is it just generally awful? The night staff I manage seem ok- but it would be a new thing for me...
Night workers-can you please come give me some thoughts?
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TheLastNigel · 17/07/2018 10:30
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