Whats the longest shift you have ever worked?

[Kan' Sharuminar]

A couple of years ago I took a Christmas temporary position at a retail store, in addition to working evening shifts at a restaurant. That could mean I was effectively working 12 hour shifts each day, at the busiest period of the year for both businesses.

I didn't complain though, as the people I worked with were fantastic, and it was one of the most fun working experiences I've had.

 

[Truronian]

16 hours...

with breaks though.

 

[classical_hero]

12.5 hours. I think I did that twice in a row and with the work that I do, that is almost like working a 20 hour shift, considering how physically hard it is. I think for one month I only had two days off the whole time. But on the Sundays I only did a few hours of work, but many times I worked close to 60 hours in a week.

 

[Drewcifer]

The longest shift I have worked was somewhere between 36 and 40 hours, when it was over I didn't care to figure out exactly how long it was. The longest workweek was somewhere around 100 hours. I hope to never repeat either feat.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

The longest shift I have worked was somewhere between 36 and 40 hours, when it was over I didn't care to figure out exactly how long it was. The longest workweek was somewhere around 100 hours. I hope to never repeat either feat.

40 hours? How, and more importantly, why, on earth would you do that?

 

[downtown]

If we count Aces High as work, I'll be logging a 30 hour shift this weekend.

 

[CCA]

Yeah, the next time I reported in for work I couldn't clock in and eventually figured out that I forgot to clock out

 

[Drewcifer]

40 hours? How, and more importantly, why, on earth would you do that?

Three years ago the Lifetime Fitness Triathalon in Minneapolis called us four days before the race to ask us if we could do the main food concession. Apparently the company they had contracted backed out at the last moment and everybody else was turning them down. My dumbass former boss said "sure we can do that" despite the fact that we didn't have the equipment or the staff to do it as we are a restaurant and not a caterer that handles events that have 5000 - 10,000 people. As the chef I had to make it happen. The first two days I worked 14 hours ordering, preping, finding workers and organizing the work, by the third day it didn't look like we were going to make it so I and a number of other people pulled an all nighter and the third and fourth day blended together.

As far as how you do it I'm not sure how to answer. You have a bunch of stuff in front of you that needs to be done, so you do it.

 

[Ramius75]

about 36 hrs. it was in army camp, i have to do guard duty and then have to work the next morning till late night again. it sucks.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Probably the most I've had to work in one day was a Sunday paper route, 8 hour shift at McDonald's, mow the lawn, and then babysitting afterwards. Some nice cash for a teenager. However, once I become a lawyer I have a feeling my free time will become a very rare luxury.

 

[punkbass2000]

Three years ago the Lifetime Fitness Triathalon in Minneapolis called us four days before the race to ask us if we could do the main food concession. Apparently the company they had contracted backed out at the last moment and everybody else was turning them down. My dumbass former boss said "sure we can do that" despite the fact that we didn't have the equipment or the staff to do it as we are a restaurant and not a caterer that handles events that have 5000 - 10,000 people. As the chef I had to make it happen. The first two days I worked 14 hours ordering, preping, finding workers and organizing the work, by the third day it didn't look like we were going to make it so I and a number of other people pulled an all nighter and the third and fourth day blended together.

As far as how you do it I'm not sure how to answer. You have a bunch of stuff in front of you that needs to be done, so you do it.

 

[bhsup]

The most I ever worked in a week was 96 hours. 7am-11pm everyday for 6 days. I bought a computer with cash just from the overtime of that week.

The most in one day was actually more than one day, but it was military so I don't know if that should count here. We started our manuevers one day about 1am and didn't bed down for the night until about 2:30am the next morning. Actually, the other rat bastards hit the hay about 1:30am, but I was first watch on the PRC77.

EDIT: Just one word of advice. Do not ever, in the hopes that it will 'instantly' wake you up and keep you awake longer than if you swallow it, crush up a vivarin and try to snort it. BIG, HUGE mistake. Yeah, it'll wake you right up, and you'll have the worst headache you have ever had in your life, and kind of wish someone would put a bullet in your head to make the pain stop.

 

[Sh3kel]

36. With a 3 hour break in between.

**** the army. I wasn't even in combat related posts.

 

[Shaihulud]

In the army, we had an mission that lasted a week. I was awake and active throughout for 3 whole days.

 

[cthom]

^^^ damn, beat me by a day! 48 hour nato exercise.

 

[Veritass]

Back when Digital Equipment Corporation still existed, I spent some time there as a field service technician. I had been at work on a Friday and got called out to a customer, and ended up spending all night working there with district support. I was relieved and sent home at noon on Saturday to sleep, then had to be back there at 6:00 Saturday evening and worked all Saturday night and most of Sunday on the problem, for a total of 52 hours worked out of 60 over the weekend.

The worst part was that the customer was Nabisco, and I ate so many surplus Oreos and Mother's Cookies and other treats that weekend, that I couldn't look at cookies for a year.

 

[Rhymes]

I once did a double shift when I was 17 at the gaz station. My regular night shift from 9:00Pm to 6:00am, and the morning guy didn't come in so I did his 6 to 4 shift too, which all in all made a 19 hours work shift.

Surprinsingly I had a great time that day at work.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

Longest I've worked was about 12-14 hours. I worked my regular eight hour shift, and I voluntarily stayed and extra 4-6 hours

My regular shift was 7AM-3PM (I get up at five to get there by seven, hour to get ready, 35 minute drive, and we have to punch in 15 minutes early).

And the night before I ws up until 2AM. Those three days I believe I had only 8 hours of sleep. And those extra hours were on the last day, and I was so near collapse that I can't remember exactly how long I stayed after. Caffeine had last all noticeable effects by this point.

Needless to say when I got home I went to sleep for about 16-18 hours. That was great, hell I don't think I even rolled over while sleeping.

 

[Captain Carnage]

About 13 hours, 6pm - 7am. It was pretty easy actually, I was on a computer most of the night, typing in barcodes, drinking, throwing stuff.

 

[jimbob27]

32 hours is my longest. I was working a night shift in a warehouse, loading trucks. I was supposed to sign off at 8am, but we often would go out with the trucks to help them unload, and get overtime. As long as the driver isn't a loudmouth, you can sleep in the cab. I spend the whole day and evening with the lorries loading, sleeping then unloading, and before I knew it, it was time for my next night-shift. I did that quite a few times in that job.

Right now I'm coming to the end of a 12 hour shift. It's just been dull. No work, so internet and tv!