If you or someone you know works nights - what do you/they do?

[TiredPony]

I'm so grateful for all the night workers in the NHS and the other emergency services for working nights to keep us safe and well, but I'm wondering what other night workers there are that are hidden from view.

The reason for my post is pretty mundane. I ordered something yesterday which is being delivered tomorrow. I've been tracking the delivery, it left the factory at 5am and at 10.30 this evening has left the transport hub. So at 5am there was someone in the factory processing my unimportant (in the scheme of things - not to me!) package and at 10.30pm someone is driving it the length of the country. It's just something I've never given thought to and has made me wonder what other work people do at night while the rest of us sleep.

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My DH works nights on the railway. I'm a support worker and do nights on a rota system. I much prefer days, as there's always things to do

Husband is HGV driver. Leaves at teatime then gets home around between 7 and 8am. He transports food stuffs between depots for supermarkets mainly baked goods. I work full time so we mainly see each other at weekends but even then his bodyclock is skewed so quality time is few and far between.

I have done waking nights in the past as a support worker.

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My Dp works occasional nights on the railway too.

DP’s sister is a transport manager. From what I can gather this means she orders lorry drivers about . She works for a well known ale company.

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DSis and DB-i-L both do. One in an airport, one with children in care.

HGV driver. My firm does click and collect, which means as soon as the website hits the next day delivery mark, the final pick has to be dispatched with 60 minutes to the depot handling it. That means that there's vehicle movements 24/7.

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He enjoys it, as he gets free time in the day to hang out ....

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Nurse here- the pay is better at night. Not sure how long I want to keep doing it though!

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If I do an early, up at 5, to work for 7, get home knackered, too tired to do anything then same again next day . Luckily most people disagree with me so I get offered a lot of shift swaps!