Went grocery shopping after my third night and told the cashier "okay, little pinch" when I handed her my card. She just stared at me. I said nothing and left with my bananas.
This morning I caught myself mentally charting the time I opened the fridge. What's the dumbest night shift brain thing you've done this week? I need to know I'm not the only one.
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Post replyMy problem is my manager scheduled me for three nights, one day off, then a day shift. So I'm not even getting a full night shift brain. I'm getting a permanently scrambled brain, and nobody up top seems to care.
I don't go anywhere public after my last night anymore. Groceries get ordered for pickup before shift starts, and I just drive up and pop the trunk. No talking to cashiers, no accidental bedside manner.
Did you at least warn her before you swiped, or did you go straight in?
These are funny, but I've stopped laughing at mine. After a third night I zoned out at a green light and only moved because someone honked. We joke about this stuff like it's cute when half of us shouldn't be driving home.
Same. I said "scoot up for me" to a guy in line at the pharmacy.
Told my husband "I'll be right back, I'm just going to grab your pain meds" when I went to get him a glass of water. He's not my patient and he wasn't in pain.