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Shiftwork Fatigue – Going Into Work Wearing Two Different Shoes!
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Article Overview: If you suffer from shiftwork fatigue then you might relate to the following story. You see, as shiftworkers we are prone to suffering from constant fatigue – in fact it is something that we battle with each and everyday.
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Shiftwork Fatigue – Going Into Work Wearing Two Different Shoes!
If you suffer from shiftwork fatigue then you might relate to the following story. You see, as shiftworkers we are prone to suffering from constant fatigue - in fact it is something that we battle with each and everyday.
We have to put up with disrupted sleeping patterns, a lack of energy to exercise, poor eating habits, family and social disruptions, decreased alertness, and we are certainly prone to injury at work due to fatigue.
All pretty positive stuff really!!
So have you ever been so tired that you've gone into work wearing two different shoes?
I hope you haven't, but that's exactly what happened to me yesterday.
Now I will be honest with you, I am usually a very organised person. As shiftworkers we have to be. The term 'routine' does not exist in our vocabulary so we have to do a lot of pre planning - like packing the lunch and getting the uniform ready the night before so that we're not stumbling around in the dark looking for things at 3am in the morning.
Having spent over 15 years working shiftwork - you would think that I'd know that by now!
So just like I do every other day, I made sure that my uniform was ready the night before, packed my lunch, set the alarm clock and tucked myself into bed at an acceptable time. All good except that I forgot one thing - my shoes. I ended up in a mad flap digging around in my cupboard in the dark (I didn't want to wake up a sleeping husband), and I was sure that I had grabbed the right shoes as I headed out the door.
Feeling quite chuffed that I had averted disaster and made it into work on time, it wasn't until I arrived at work and looked down, that I discovered in horror that one shoe was black and the other was navy!
Lucky for me, my job involves sitting behind a desk for most of the day so I was actually able to "hide my feet" from public display!
So the moral to this story is if you're a shiftworker - learn to be really, really organised. Fatigue plays such a big part in our life that we often become disorientated and forgetful, which can end up adding even more stress into our already stressful lives.
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About the Author: audra starkey RSS for audra's articles - Visit audra's website Audra is a Shift Work and an Airline Veteran based in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. She is the author and creator of 'The Healthy Shift Worker' - a website established to help shift workers cope with the perils of working crazy and irregular hours. If you would like to contact Audra or view her Free Report titled - 'Why Shift Workres Are So Tired, Unhealthy & Unhappy' - visit http://www.healthyshiftworker.com Click here to visit audra's website   How To Cope With Shift Work Eat For Energy Shift Worker Fatigue Why You Dont Have To Feel Guilty About Not Making Your Bed Shift Work and Stress Are You Tired And Up To Your Eyeballs In Debt Too Shiftwork Problems Do You Feel A Bit Like A Wilted Flower Nana Naps Why Shift Workers Shouldnt Have Them |
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