Oscar Kilo the National Police Wellbeing Service: Families Shift Work Survey
Hello! We’d love your help with this quick survey.
Working shifts and living with someone who does, can be a challenge.
We’d like to capture a few of your thoughts here to inform some of our work.
1.
Do you work shifts?
Yes (go to Q2)
I used to (go to Q2)
I live with someone who does (go to Q3)
Other (please specify) (go to Q2)
2.
Where do you work?
Police (go to Q4)
Another emergency service (go to Q4)
Another shift working role (go to Q4)
Other (please specify) (go to Q4)
3.
If you live with a shift worker, can you please tell us where they work?
Police
Another emergency service
Another shift working role
Other (please specify)
4.
What are your ‘go-to’ coping mechanisms to help you manage shifts or living with someone who does?
5.
What advice would you give to someone about to start shift work?
6.
These are things people have told us they do when managing shifts. Do you find yourself doing any of these?
Putting ‘don’t ring the bell’ or ‘don’t knock’ signs on your front door to avoid being woken up in the day
Having breakfast at dinner time
Drying your hair or shaving your beard in a ‘strange’ place to keep noise down
Avoiding creaky floorboards
Leaving your clothes in unusual places in an effort to keep noise down
Sleeping in a separate room or on the sofa
Brushing your teeth in a strange place
Sneaking into your home to avoid security lights
Parking further away to avoid making too much noise
Blocking out light from under the door with a towel
Using a torch (or your phone) around the house to avoid putting lights on
Tiptoeing around pets
7.
Are there any other weird, wonderful, or funny things you find yourself doing to manage life with shifts?
8.
Anything else you want to tell us?
Thank you so much for your time!
