I need to work 8pm-2am - any ideas?

donnaessex

loveabargain13 wrote: »

My friend used to work those hours entering data in for banks, as she had a small child, that was in essex too. good luck

Was this recently? Could you tell me where in Essex (by PM maybe)? Thank you!

paulwf

Be careful not to take on too much between the 2 of you, your OH is working a 72 hour week so I would imagine he needs a good nights sleep and a bit of chill out time when he gets home. 72 hours is far too much to work IMHO let alone having to deal with the kids at night.

One option would be to work a full day on Sunday (some supermarkets etc pay time and a half) and then do some evening shifts, such as the evening fill in a supermarket. That would give you are more regular sleep pattern than getting in at 2.30pm, having at least an hour to unwind before bed (you can't go straight to sleep after a shift) and then having to get up at 7am to sort the kids out.

You're both going to end up as walking zombies if you aren't careful, don't try and do too much.

grastgirl

My brother is a croupier at a casino, not as glamorous as it sounds (no tips), but I think he earns about £15000pa as a croupier and £17000pa when he's inspecting other croupiers. You will probably have to train first and guarantee you'll work for that casino for a specified amount of time to cover the training. You need to be really good at mental arithmatic to be able to pass the tests and also really good at customer service to keep people playing if they're losing.

Oldernotwiser

donnaessex wrote: »

Hi DMG - I could do it, but the whole point of me doing evenings/nights is because I dont have anyone to care for the children. Not sure I could cope going through the whole night not sleeping but I can (and have!!!) coped on 4/5 hours sleep.

donnaessex wrote: »

He works from 6am-6pm 6 days a week. He leaves at 5.15am and gets in at 6.45pm.

I'm sorry, I can't see how these two facts go together. If your husband is working in the day, why can't you work evenings/nights while he looks after them?

nikki_angel

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I'm sorry, I can't see how these two facts go together. If your husband is working in the day, why can't you work evenings/nights while he looks after them?

When is the woman meant to sleep? Donna needs to be able to get some sleep in to be able to deal with the children during the day. If the hubby gets in at 6.45pm then she will need a little time to get herself ready for work then commute so 8pm is realistic starting time. If she was to work any later than 2am then she is risking not getting enough sleep to be able to function during the day which will then mean her children will suffer and then ultimately her evening job will as she will be too tired for that too.

Donna, I think the times you have stated are very realistic if you need to work of an evening.

donnaessex

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I'm sorry, I can't see how these two facts go together. If your husband is working in the day, why can't you work evenings/nights while he looks after them?

My husband gets in at 6.45pm, we bathe the children, put them to bed and eat dinner and the plan is for me to leave at 7.45pm ish to go to work?

Whats to understand? He would be caring for the kids but they will be asleep?

donnaessex

nikki_angel wrote: »

When is the woman meant to sleep? Donna needs to be able to get some sleep in to be able to deal with the children during the day. If the hubby gets in at 6.45pm then she will need a little time to get herself ready for work then commute so 8pm is realistic starting time. If she was to work any later than 2am then she is risking not getting enough sleep to be able to function during the day which will then mean her children will suffer and then ultimately her evening job will as she will be too tired for that too.

Donna, I think the times you have stated are very realistic if you need to work of an evening.

Cheers Nikki.

mishkanorman

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I'm sorry, I can't see how these two facts go together. If your husband is working in the day, why can't you work evenings/nights while he looks after them?

Well if im reading it right you are saying why cant the OP work all night and then look after 2 children all day, at which point is she supposed to sleep ??

OP,

Im an Usborne childrens book rep and found it fits in really well with my family, especially now the holidays are here as I can pick and choose what I do rather than scrambling around to find childcare.

Perhaps this is something to consider ? If you want to make sure you are getting a steady income to start with you could get a P/T job on days when you can get someone to look after your children and use a home-selling company to top you up ? (there are tons to choose from so its a case of finding one that suits - for me the fact i had great links with having children made it easier to get off the ground)

mishka

emsywoo123

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I'm sorry, I can't see how these two facts go together. If your husband is working in the day, why can't you work evenings/nights while he looks after them?

ONW I usually see so much sense in what you say but REALLY?!?!?!?

paulwf

nikki_angel wrote: »

When is the woman meant to sleep? Donna needs to be able to get some sleep in to be able to deal with the children during the day. If the hubby gets in at 6.45pm then she will need a little time to get herself ready for work then commute so 8pm is realistic starting time. If she was to work any later than 2am then she is risking not getting enough sleep to be able to function during the day which will then mean her children will suffer and then ultimately her evening job will as she will be too tired for that too.

Donna, I think the times you have stated are very realistic if you need to work of an evening.

If you finish at 2am and say get in at 2.30am by the time you've had a snack and unwound it'll probably be 4am before you are calm enough to go to sleep. Hubby might then cause some disturbance when he gets up before 6 and then the kids might get up at 7.

In theory finishing at 2am sounds like 5 hours sleep before you have to get up. My concern is that in practice you'll get about 2 hours of quality uninterrupted sleep and about 3 hours altogether.

With one partner doing the equivalent of 2 full time jobs and the other getting 3 hours sleep that's going to be one stressed household.