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2nd shift

kyethrakyethra member
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I have an interview tomorrow for a 2nd shift position. I think it would be a good fit for me professionally, and there are pros and cons to 2nd shift. Some of the advantages would be spending time with the new baby during the day and being able to do story times and things, and I could volunteer in the classroom of my school age child. Some areas of difficulty would be less time for family time overall, not being able to see my older kid as much, and less couple time. I think doing video calls a couple times a week, like for bed time or to read a story would help, and being intentional with time on weekends and planning times together would help. Any 2nd time + moms here work 2nd? What are some ways you make it work?
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  • NYTino24NYTino24 member
    It's very hard to make opposite shifts work, but it helps save on childcare. My sister worked overnights as a nurse while my mom took care of the kids and got the 2 older ones to school before she got home. To be honest, my sister was too tired to watch the 2 younger kids when my mom went to work and sent them to daycare anyway. She is a single mom and got paid more to work at night / for overtime, but switched to days and is happier now. What would your hours be?
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    Most of the academic year it would be 3pm-12am, but it would be days during the summer. 
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  • peacedancelovepeacedancelove member
    I agree with @NYTino24, I used to switch off with my husband and work like 5-10 a few nights a week and then random hours on weekends. It was hard not seeing my husband as much but definitely worked out so we didn't need childcare and I agree, it was really nice to be able to spend so much time with my daughter when she was little. Eventually both my mom and my mother in law retired so I was able to open my availability to all day but we did what we needed to and made it work.
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  • kaitlinlizkaitlinliz member
    Right now I work during the day and DH is on second shift. He's been trying to switch over to days with no luck and no matter what we'd need daycare for 2+ hours during the week where our shifts overlap. It's extremely hard since we never see each other. Last time I saw him was July 23rd and before that it was July 4th. He works most weekends and is Air Force reserve as well so rarely gets a day off. But originally we wanted this so we didn't have to do daycare, realizing now it's not really worth it. 
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