Hello! Fellow nurse here. I’ve been doing nights since I first started working. 5 8’s are godawful and soul-sucking, only as a new grad, I would never do that shit again.

3 12’s are much better. I could do that and manage a life actually. Helps that I don’t necessarily need daylight to do the things I like to do. I can still watch movies, play my video games, read, watch football, cook, go out for dinner and drinks, go to a concert, etc. I just need to plan around store hours. So I think in that aspect, it depends on the person and what activities they enjoy.

Now, currently I’m per diem working nights. It’s the BEST. I mean I got it made, I’m so fortunate lol. Plenty of work. I set my own schedule. No management. Shift differential. I can take off for vacation whenever I want, just as long as I fulfill the 4 shifts/month minimum. So let’s say I take a month vacation, I’d come back and grind out the shifts, pay the bills and credit card or whatever. Just when I’m getting real sick of work, I get to go on vacation again. So that’s how I manage my work-life balance.