night shifts
Working after dark
Night shifts are work periods scheduled during nighttime hours, typically starting in the evening and ending in the morning.
The term covers both the time slot itself and the workers who fill it: She's been working night shifts at the hospital, The night shift clocks in at eleven.
Night shift work disrupts natural sleep patterns and carries documented health risks.
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- graveyard hoursLate-night work period
- sleep deprivationInadequate rest condition
- sleep schedulePlanned hours of rest
circadian rhythm · body clock · skeleton crew · nocturnal · overtime · emergency services · lonely · paycheck · time clocks · nurses · security guards · quiet · clock · dawn · hospital · fluorescent · break room · coffee break
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- work demandsdeadlines, meetings, tasks, workload, schedules
- work hourswork hours, overtime, office hours, work schedules, shift work
- shift workshift work, overtime, shift rotation, shift patterns, shift scheduling
- sleep disruptionsinsomnia, jet lag, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, sleep debt
night shiftsday shifts
Work periods during daylight
nine-to-five · first shift · day work · office hours · banker's hours
night, nighttime, overnight, nightly, nights, shifts, shiftwork, night work