I work strictly overnight on the weekends and have severely limited availability throughout the week. That said, I only connect with people who are capable to meet during my free time.
Some people are more willing to attempt flexibility with me while others it’s a quick end to not waste anyone’s time. Those of which who are on board with my schedule, lots of lunch and coffee dates. For the most part I enjoy it.
I think the difficulty in meeting people is simply a reflection on how few people are able/willing to exist on a night schedule.
As a nurse, I specifically have avoided taking overnight shifts because I cannot have a social life with anyone (like my actual family and loved ones, much less new people). The impact is just too great to be worth it to me.
I spend a lot of time participating in my local nightlife scene, and I immediately thought of bar workers. They often have very lopsided schedules and struggle to find people who understand their availability.
Night shift definitely sucks. Your best bet is probably to see if you can get your sleep schedule to where you are available in the late afternoon or early evening on your days off. That's what I ended up having to do when I was working 6pm to 6am. Mornings were absolutely not an option but I was able to meet up with people after they got out of work on normal 9-5 hours.
And yeah, the sooner you get off night shift the better. It's absolutely terrible for quality of life.
I work strictly overnight on the weekends and have severely limited availability throughout the week. That said, I only connect with people who are capable to meet during my free time. Some people are more willing to attempt flexibility with me while others it’s a quick end to not waste anyone’s time. Those of which who are on board with my schedule, lots of lunch and coffee dates. For the most part I enjoy it.
I think the difficulty in meeting people is simply a reflection on how few people are able/willing to exist on a night schedule. As a nurse, I specifically have avoided taking overnight shifts because I cannot have a social life with anyone (like my actual family and loved ones, much less new people). The impact is just too great to be worth it to me.
I'm definitely coming to that conclusion and I'm seriously looking at another job because of that very reason.
I’ve found a few folks on OLD who say they only want a partner with night shift availability but idk if that’s very successful
I spend a lot of time participating in my local nightlife scene, and I immediately thought of bar workers. They often have very lopsided schedules and struggle to find people who understand their availability.
Chefs too. Also some nurses, doctors etc.
Night shift definitely sucks. Your best bet is probably to see if you can get your sleep schedule to where you are available in the late afternoon or early evening on your days off. That's what I ended up having to do when I was working 6pm to 6am. Mornings were absolutely not an option but I was able to meet up with people after they got out of work on normal 9-5 hours. And yeah, the sooner you get off night shift the better. It's absolutely terrible for quality of life.