u/Imaginary-Nature-111

I just started night shift two days ago and worked the last two nights in a row. After my first one, I expected to go home and sleep until at least 530pm because I had to be back the same day. I ended up waking up around 2pm and could not go back to sleep. After my second one today, I woke up at 3pm. My coworkers, who are longtime night shifters, are all telling me this is normal for them too and that they never sleep that late. I don’t mind this if I’m off the next night, but I got so exhausted during the second night when I had to go back. Did anyone have this experience in the beginning but eventually start sleeping later?