The fact that it's not been up to a month I've been here is a kinda shocking because it sure feels longer with all the experiences so far. In my previous post I mentioned I finally got a job and that job has been a literal pain in the back and the cause of sleepless nights.
I've been doing night shifts at a warehouse and I chose to do four consecutive nights which was shocking to everyone else but me. Little did I know how intense the job was, my first shift made me feel like it wasn't so bad. On my last shift, I couldn't take it anymore and I had to cancel tonight's shift. I wouldn't want to end up on a stretcher all because I'm desperately in need of money.
Anyway, I resume school soon and will have limited hours to work which will be properly spaced out so I can rest properly from this hard labour of a job. It is the hardest physical work I've ever done in my life and my only motivation is the money I get at the end of the week.
I'm not one to doze off in buses or other public places but this new level of stress knows no bounds as far as sleep is concerned. I sleep in the company's cafeteria and in the bus with reckless abandon. I always fear I'd miss my busstop but I miraculously always wake up once we're at my stop.
I get home and fall in bed immediately, trying to catch as much sleep as I can before my next shift, but not without dreams of trying to catch up with the line. If you're not familiar with food production factories, a line is basically a point in the factory where food is made in mass production using various equipment and manpower. It is a fast paced environment so you always have to catch up to keep the line going.
So I've been having these jolts in my sleep when my subconscious feels like I'm on the line. It's funny but not funny, I don't like it when any form of work affects me this much, and this is both physical and mental. It helps that I was very aware of the concept of survival jobs before I came, I wasn't so shocked about the hard labour, but I swear, I don't want to be on the line for long.
Oh babe. That's no good at all. Survival jobs are what make me want to go back three hundred years. I'm sure we looked after each other better then.
It's nothing like I ever experienced but I have to do what I have to do
I have heard stories of how those shifts jobs can be over there, I hope you will find something better very soon.
My best wishes and hugs 🤗 are with you, stay strong and healthy. !luv
Thank you dear. I hope something better comes through soon
Ugh, I'm sorry. I've done physically exhausting jobs but never warehouse work. I've heard lots of horror stories about how rough it is, though. :( I don't know how anyone is supposed to do it at that pace.
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The pace is crazy, I'm always tempted to ask the supervisors if they think it's humanly possible to go faster whenever they complain about the pace.
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I have no experience in mass food production but your experience reminds me of the catering one. We would spend nights into morning making food only to leave to serve as waiters the next day. Travel and begin immediately the journey comes to a stop. I really hope you get a good rest. It’s not easy.
It's really hectic but money must be made
Overnight work isn’t fun that’s for sure! I’ve done it although in different environments and the only time I’ve done it for more than a night was picking up coverage for a week. It wasn’t ideal but you do what you have to.
Hopefully you can get a different job that’s not nights!
I have to do what I have to even if it means constant back pain 😪