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Old 02-10-2009, 07:57 AM   #1
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I've only worked one overnight job before and got differential pay. My current job doesn't pay it. However, they're willing to consider it if we can come up with valid reasons besides it being a hard shift to find people to work and you have no true life.

So what are some reasons behind it, besides working a shift most people won't work?

Please help me give them a few good reasons to pay me more!

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Old 02-10-2009, 08:00 AM   #2
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It totally esses your sleep schedule up.

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harder to deal with with a family
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:20 AM   #3
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night differential whats that

The deal I have now is I work 36 hrs instead of 40 each week. Sometimes i weasel it down to 32 because I forgot what days I was supposed to start 2 hrs earlier

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Old 02-10-2009, 08:29 AM   #4
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Daycare/babysitters. Hopefully they don't know how old your kids are
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Additional food costs if there aren't good overnight eateries nearby? Transport or sitting costs for your kids during your sleep hours?
Alot of places pay a differential simply because it is hard to attract workers to the late/overnight shifts. Good luck with that one in this job market though.
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Its just a quality of life issue :shrug The body is meant to be asleep at night, Night shifts really mess with your body and biological clock. They should be paying premiums without reason, out of repect for their employees.
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Its just a quality of life issue :shrug The body is meant to be asleep at night, Night shifts really mess with your body and biological clock. They should be paying premiums without reason, out of repect for their employees.
Exactly.
While there are a few people who can do it with few noticeable consequences, most of us suffer a varying degree of health detriment from consistent night work.
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The only reason an employer would pay more is because they need to. Does the night shift have high turnover? Poorer quality production? More scrap? Less throughput?
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If you need a good reason though, its to deal with medical costs associated with health problems that arise as a result of working night shifts. Insomnia, eating disorders, stomach problems...
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Old 02-10-2009, 04:37 PM   #10
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Thanks. I've heard working overnights long term could have medical issues associated with it a long time ago, but completely forgot about that until it was brought up.

I'm off to do some research on long term medical issues working overnights. Thanks!
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