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There is this conventional wisdom that people retire from cargo carriers at 65 and are pushing up daisies within five years. Is there any statistical or medical evidence to this? How bad is it for your body to be backside of the clock? Could this be mitigated by maintaining, to an extent or another, that same sleep cycle on your days off?
The only night job I’ve really had was flight instructing instrument students, which I actually didn’t mind at the time, provided some relief from Phoenix heat. But that was also 13 years ago and I was in my early 20s.
Just trying to get some idea whether I’d be happy and healthy at UPS. Any constructive input appreciated.
It’s not the night flying that kills you. It’s the lack of sleep when you stay up to be social with others and flip your sleep schedule on your day off. When your sleep deprived it weakens your immune system. So either be a night owl and have no social life or one with other night owls some how. Depression from being alone will also grow some Daisies.
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