Further fuel for the debate from Min Stack on the
pension thread
If NATS is restricted about where it spends its profits because of 'the regulator' then the regulator (ie the government) can 'ing well top up our pension.
After 27 years of night shifts for this company my sleep pattern is completely shot to pieces - I'm lucky to average 5 hours sleep a night during the rest of my shift days and days off, regularly waking during the night at 3am and unable to get back to sleep. My days off are now wasted recovering from my night shifts and my kids probably think I'm a miserable .
It's a well known fact nowadays that shift patterns/lack of sleep shortens ones lifespan - just hope I live long enough to spend the pension that I've worked my off for.
I would echo that shift work does lead you to spending much of your time feeling like a zombie, so its just as well we don't have to mix much with the great unwashed at the shops, golf course etc. Its not great for family and friends, who stand little chance of understandding either.