No more night shift.

[Dartfreak75]

I retired at 44 years old because of those types of hours...concrete floors and 12's.....decided I could work on cars and sling parts and cars......knees were catching hell....I love networking on the internet now....you get what you put in...it's always a new horizon to explore..I love it...I'm a machinist by trade CNC set-up and design burned me out....I went to fiber optics (pvc extrusion) chasing the dollar....what a waste of more bullshit.....your hours are perfect and you deserve a break....glad you got a great shift you will have plenty of extra time for your dart and challenger now.....
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Yea after 19 years it's starting to catch up to me. I was 20 when I started it wasn't bad at all back then. Around 30 it started to affect me. Mentally and physically. The last 5 years has been rough. My knees and back hurt and ache all the time. Even in a management position 12 hours on concrete is rough. I average about 12000 steps a shift. Around 4.5 miles or so. I couldn't imagine working like I use to work in a machine now. I'd die haha. I'm still young at 39 but 12 hours on concrete is starting to wear me down

 

[Dartfreak75]

It was more of a mental strain than physical , i only done it for 2 winters made some big money then got my own boat .

I couldn't imagine! I guess if your on the boat full time and not commuting home that's 4.5 hours to eat shower and sleep. Still not enough time

 

[j par]

Hard work still pays off!!!... Good for you!...

 

[Car Nut]

Last time I lived in Virginia, I was working dayshift as a defense contractor, I couldn’t find a swingshift permanent job.
Congratulations on your dayshift.

 

[Dartfreak75]

Last time I lived in Virginia, I was working dayshift as a defense contractor, I couldn’t find a swingshift permanent job.
Congratulations on your dayshift.

Seems like everyone does swing shift. Of some point in this area.

 

[Dartfreak75]

Hard work still pays off!!!... Good for you!...

Thank you I appreciate that. Good to hear from you bud! How you been? Did you ever finish that truck I know you were getting really close last time I saw that thread

 

[rumblefish360]

Congrats!

I’m recently retired where I did 30 years on near dead on continuous night shifts. 7 years of 10pm to 6am. A change in position gave me a move to 12:30 - 8:30am.

With the wife working and having kids, it was a huge help for those just incase days. Once they were in good shape and I wasn’t worried about a phone call from the school, I was able to put the hammer down on overtime shifts. Normally it was a 8-4 shift. 3,4 & something 5 shifts a week making 80 hours was possible.

Yep! A man on a mission I was.

 

[Mtrhead]

Seems like the field I was in all they wanted was numbers numbers numbers...and then you give them those numbers and your production levels reach top of the plant and then you got everyone mad at you because they can't keep up with that standard you have set and you look over and see 11 and 12 of them hanging out and not even doing any work y'all know what I'm talking about I had enough of that s***....seabisquit the racehorse....run them till their knees give out....the run them off

 

[j par]

Thank you I appreciate that. Good to hear from you bud! How you been? Did you ever finish that truck I know you were getting really close last time I saw that thread

I'm good, thank you for asking...
Truck is done, but are they ever really done..??..

 

[oldkimmer]

Congrats 2ya. I know u can do this as every challenge u had u stepped up 2. I’d tell u good luck but I know u don’t need it. U da man! Kim

 

[Dartfreak75]

I'm good, thank you for asking...
Truck is done, but are they ever really done..??..

Yep I know what you mean. The dart is still in progress. I'm actually sanding and stripping it down today. Time to start body and paint. It's running and driving tho. I just took out this morning and got pulled over by the police! Haha

 

[Dartfreak75]

Congrats 2ya. I know u can do this as every challenge u had u stepped up 2. I’d tell u good luck but I know u don’t need it. U da man! Kim

Thanks Kim I appreciate that!

 

[Dartfreak75]

Seems like the field I was in all they wanted was numbers numbers numbers...and then you give them those numbers and your production levels reach top of the plant and then you got everyone mad at you because they can't keep up with that standard you have set and you look over and see 11 and 12 of them hanging out and not even doing any work y'all know what I'm talking about I had enough of that s***....seabisquit the racehorse....run them till their knees give out....the run them off

Yep that's how it was when I was an operator I got moved from machine to machine to boost the numbers on that line until the next month when they needed another line to raise production then I'd get moved to that one. It made me feel good about the work I was putting in tho! The fact that they noticed my hard work enough to move me around to boost productivity on that line made me feel like I was doing a good job. Seems like these days this new work generation does not care about that! They don't care if they are doing a good job or if there work gets noticed. They just there for a check no sence of urgency or pride in anything they do! It's sad.

 

[Demonracer]

In today's age, everything is driven by the bottom line. Employers want as much production as they can get with the fewest employees. This is a trend that started with accountants give charge of total profit and loss. When I retired the second time, I was earning the same amount as I was when I retired from the phone company 24 years before. Luckily the wife was working and making more than I was, so we got by quite well. Now that I've been semi-retired for 6 years, I don't mix all of the BS and politics. These days I work as a consultant/contract supervisor. The company I contract to is family owned and operated, the owner and his wife are as honest as the day is long. They will approach me about a job and if I don't want it, I tell them and tell them why. They don't seem to have a problem with me turning down large jobs because I don't want to deal with (again) BS and politics. I take on smaller jobs and work about 6 months a year to supplement my SS and savings. GUYS AND GIRLS, don't let the owners/bosses run over you. You are probably more valuable than you know because of you time on the job and your experience. When I retired the last time, they had to hire 3 technicians to handle the work load I was handling in three school districts. I was asking for a 15% raise and couldn't get it. I hadn't had a raise in 5 years, do the math on that one. My supervisor called me a few weeks ago and said the higher ups would like to have me back. I told then "NO DEAL!!!"

 

[Dartfreak75]

Congrats!

I’m recently retired where I did 30 years on near dead on continuous night shifts. 7 years of 10pm to 6am. A change in position gave me a move to 12:30 - 8:30am.

With the wife working and having kids, it was a huge help for those just incase days. Once they were in good shape and I wasn’t worried about a phone call from the school, I was able to put the hammer down on overtime shifts. Normally it was a 8-4 shift. 3,4 & something 5 shifts a week making 80 hours was possible.

Yep! A man on a mission I was.

Yep I did the same! Especially thru the covid years. I think I averaged 72 hours a week from 2015- 2021 once I got my supervisor job I slowed down. I worked 5 days a week 12 hours the last year or 2 I've not worked much ot at all been enjoying them 4 days off! Lol but my wife started working in 2022 so I really didn't the overtime like I did when she was at home.