I am lucky to get 5 hours sleep at night due to pain in my limbs.I fall asleep straight away but within 2 hours I usually wake up and take pain killers
I usually have an hour or so nap in the afternoon as I'm so tired..
Nor me which I used to have to do (through the week) when I used to work the night shift.
Fortunately I don't work nights anymore !
Being in the building trade usually doesn't involve working nights but back in the early 1980's I was working on a large civil engineering project nr Sheffield which was for British Steel.
We use to work a week on nights and a week on days,6 x 10 hour shifts,starting Sunday at 8pm and the last one finishing Saturday at 6am.
I quite liked it tbh,although it was very cold.The only problem was trying to eat something..who wants to eat at 3am
I never had any problems sleeping during the day though.
Heres a little story about those days...
Prior to me starting on that site I had been off work for nearly 2 years with injuries I suffered from being hit by a drunk driver while stood on the pavement,anyway before my accident I was working for a company called Henry Boot.My uncle who was also a joiner was working on the British Steel job and said he had got me a place to work with him there(the money was fantastic),so come the first day back in January 1980 I started.
At the time there was a lot unrest in the steel industry and threats of industrial action/strikes were looming.
As we had to be in the union I only worked the 1 day and was then called out on strike !!!.....first day back after nearly 2 years and then worked one day..
....is that some kind of record.
The strike lasted till nearly Easter but we left and found a job elsewhere and then returned when it was all over