After returning back to work today still feeling ill I think it's only made me feel worse. After just over 2 months on my new shift cramming 40 hours into 4 days the shift is really beginning to take it's tole on me physically and mentally and completely draining me out driving me into the ground. When you see the shift on paper 4 days working 3 days off you think oh yeah this is a good shift but how wrong it turned out to be. I work feeling tired, come home feeling tired, too tired to do anything and too worn out and matters are getting to a point where I feel ill doing this shift. Many people work long hours usually but usually as over time which is OK as overtime can be cancelled if need be but this shift I've no option but to work the hours or people can adjust to working hours like this but just not me as I just can't do it and sat at a desk speaking for 10 long hours just ain't good. I would have spoke to my manager today to explain how I feel and the effects it's having on me personally but she is off for 2 weeks so it's a case of make do for now. It also did not help speaking to some poor girl today who has also gone onto this shift and actually feels worse than me so in a way I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way which I'm sure will help my case when I do speak to my manager and ask to go back onto a normal 5 day working shift. It also makes me wonder that when I went to the doctors a while back if this is the reason I ended up having to go in the first place. I shall in the mean time keep you posted on the developments of this and one is hoping very shortly it will be resolved as if not it might just be a case of seeking new employment with how I feel. It's a 50/50 gamble as to what will happen especially as I'm meant to be tied to this shift for a full 1 year.
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