Its been more than a decade working as a callcenter agent here in the Philippines. And as everybody would know it is going to be a graveyard shift.
So when it comes to working in the graveyard the struggle really is finding the sleep when everyone is awake. And most of the time lack of sleep creates a whole lot of issue health wise.
I also had issues and paid it severely as well. The good thing is I find my groove and find a way to navigate it. Of course, when I was younger I thought I could do whatever I want but unfortunately my body came back at me with a vengence.
Upon realizing, I made a conscious effort to make a shift. Shifting and quiting my BPO life is not an option because it pays the bill but what changes are my activity, the way I manage my time and pretty much the mindset that goes along with it.
So here is the summary of what work for me.
1. 8 hours or more of sleep - to avoid stress and or other sickness related to lack of sleep; then make sure to have more than8 hrs of sleep right? However, when you are working at night and sleeping in a broad day light for sure is a struggle. For me, what I do is I make sure that that my windows are fully covered and there is very minimal to zero sunlight peeping through my windows. I also make sure that the temperature is cool enough for me sleep sound and lastly I make sure that I go to bed on the same time and wake up the same time everytime. Sometimes I needed the help of melatonin like Nightol melatonin or Wellspring Gummy Melatonin
2. Eat 2 hrs before going to bed. I am not sure but when I go to bed on an empty stomach I usally wake up in the middle of my sleep looking for food. Also, during my working hours I will treat it as if it is my day, like I will have my meals three times during my working hours and my last meal would be my dinner for the day. And of course before my last meal I will endulge first myself with a grabe juice, also a very healthy drinks this is my favorite Daytox Fiber and after meal I usually have my Aishi Beauty White Complex for my gut health of course.
3. Coffee is not a life. We have a joke that"Coffee is life" though it is for most of us including my self as I cannot survive the whole nigh without coffee but I will make sure that I will have my last coffee 5 hrs before going to bed. Also, instead of having the instant 3-in-1 coffee mix I normaly replace it with the"Barako" or if not the more healthier options type of coffee. Just like this Surge Coffee that uses natural sweetener. Or instead of those premix juices that uses table sugar I opted to this healthier drinks Kotcha Latte that I get to really enjoy while working at night.
4. Work Life Balance - I find the importance of having a work life balance and the way I see it is making sure that I have other activities other than working and commuting. On a daily basis after I logged out of work I tend to look for something else that I would do beyond my working hours that is satisfying, rewarding and something that I would like to do like my hobby. So in my case I find creating video for my tiktok account satisfying so I make sure I do that, it doesnt feel like I am doing it because I have to do it but rather it mke me more relax before eating my dinner. Other things would include doing some 5 km walk for me to let loose. Writing on my journal or in this case I will try to just write anything on my blog hahaha. Anything that doesnt feel like an obligation are the activities that I would list down. You can follow me on my Tiktok so lets connect there. Or by simply watching my favorite BL Serries hahaha
5. Networking - "hindi po eto yung power power" So when I say netwoking, I only mean meeting up with friends at least once a month. This is where I am failing misserable. Aside from my friends are in other cities, I dont have the capacity or means to travel and spend some resources that I am lacking off. Because after paying bills and buying my meds nothing is aleady left in my salary hahahaha
So we will be talking more about working at night experience or the so called graveyard exeprience in the coming post that I have. I just wanted to write this up as a welcome back article as I havent been posting in these site this past few months.
For the meantime here is my latest post in my Tiktok Account
See you on my next post and see you on my tiktok account!
