Are you the type of person who doesn’t need much sleep and thinks lying in bed is boring and a waste of your life? Yes, those people do exist. If so, then maybe a career with unsociable hours would suit you, especially if you’re a night owl who only wakes up when the sun’s gone down. Some workers have to get used to the alarm clock going off at very strange times, don’t get much sleep at all and also have a stressful and high pressure job. Here we’ll take a look at some of the most sleep deprived jobs.
Taxi drivers have to be up late at night to drive us all home after a crazy night out and even holidays like Christmas and New Year still see high demand for transportation when people have had a few too many sherries. If you’re not on the late shift, then maybe you’ll be up at the crack of dawn, possibly doing an early morning airport run.
Hospital staff get a pretty raw deal and are best known for working extremely long hours. Paramedics have to work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, along with nurses and doctors as emergency departments never sleep. 12 hour shifts are often worked during unsocial hours and some junior doctors are working well over 48 hours a week, still staying alert as they provide meds. For Safe handling of medication training, visit www.tidaltraining.co.uk/health-and-social-care-courses/safe-handling-medication-training
Police officers and firefighters are also used to seeing all hours while on shift. They work long and unsociable hours as crime and fire don’t pay much attention to the time. Think you could save lives with a confused body clock?