work nights
Third shift employment
Work nights means to be employed during nighttime hours rather than during the day.
The phrase typically describes a regular schedule rather than occasional late shifts: She works nights at the hospital, He's been working nights for three years now.
Someone who works nights often sleeps during the day and may struggle with the social isolation that comes from an inverted schedule.
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- circadian rhythmsInternal daily biological cycles
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
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