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<blockquote data-quote="T-Dubya" data-source="post: 2714772" data-attributes="member: 66706"><p>Hey all,</p><p> I am a new PT loader in Central OH but I was a full time mechanic before joining UPS. I might have a shot at being hired as a mechanic with UPS, and I would like to stay with UPS for the long term. I spoke with an assistant fleet manager in Columbus and he told me to fill out an application online. If I were to be hired as a mechanic I would be on night shift for at least the next ten years.</p><p>- Whether you are a mechanic or not, do any of you have some advice on getting enough sleep with little kids in the house and a spouse who is working first shift hours full time? My wife usually works 7AM-4PM, I have a one year old son, and will have more kids in the future. If hired as a mechanic at UPS, I was told I would work 7PM-3:30AM. I think my daily routine would be the following: after arriving home from work at 4:30AM, I'll help get my baby boy ready for my wife to take him to the babysitter at 6AM, then I try to sleep from 6AM-2PM, wake up and go pick up my son from the babysitter, spend quality time with my son, make dinner and leave for work at 6PM.</p><p>- How did all of you manage your daily schedule with babies/young kids when you were on night shift?</p><p>- Did you miss a lot of teachable moments or good times with your family while working night shift & sleeping during daylight hours?</p><p>- Did you have a lot of trouble falling asleep with little kids on a different sleeping pattern than you?</p><p>- All of you who worked nights: would you do it again while raising young kids?</p><p>- Is the job, benefits & pension worth it to you to work night shift 10-15 years?</p><p>- How did you manage sleeping regularly during daylight hours? Thick, dark curtains?</p><p></p><p> I think once I gained seniority after ten years it would be worth it. But I want to hear what others think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T-Dubya, post: 2714772, member: 66706"] Hey all, I am a new PT loader in Central OH but I was a full time mechanic before joining UPS. I might have a shot at being hired as a mechanic with UPS, and I would like to stay with UPS for the long term. I spoke with an assistant fleet manager in Columbus and he told me to fill out an application online. If I were to be hired as a mechanic I would be on night shift for at least the next ten years. - Whether you are a mechanic or not, do any of you have some advice on getting enough sleep with little kids in the house and a spouse who is working first shift hours full time? My wife usually works 7AM-4PM, I have a one year old son, and will have more kids in the future. If hired as a mechanic at UPS, I was told I would work 7PM-3:30AM. I think my daily routine would be the following: after arriving home from work at 4:30AM, I'll help get my baby boy ready for my wife to take him to the babysitter at 6AM, then I try to sleep from 6AM-2PM, wake up and go pick up my son from the babysitter, spend quality time with my son, make dinner and leave for work at 6PM. - How did all of you manage your daily schedule with babies/young kids when you were on night shift? - Did you miss a lot of teachable moments or good times with your family while working night shift & sleeping during daylight hours? - Did you have a lot of trouble falling asleep with little kids on a different sleeping pattern than you? - All of you who worked nights: would you do it again while raising young kids? - Is the job, benefits & pension worth it to you to work night shift 10-15 years? - How did you manage sleeping regularly during daylight hours? Thick, dark curtains? I think once I gained seniority after ten years it would be worth it. But I want to hear what others think. [/QUOTE]
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