Well, I feel drowsy at most times - like when I sit in the office, I cannot grab all the different tasks ongoing in the team.

I work in technical support ( 3 shifts , 24/7 ) and about 10-20 tasks ongoing at any time. At least 3/4 tasks are important and I should be able to collect and rememeber data about them during this shift and next day.

There will be 1-2 guys in my same tier and one senior person, and 10-14 juniors.

  1. I feel drowsy during work time, like I am working at 40-60% of my potential.

I check junior tasks and take notes. But cannot rememeber junior’s tasks without the notes. When senior asks me about a junior’s task - I wonder for 3 secs and have to think about it or look up on the note. ( Other guys in my tier does not have this issue )

  1. concentration on my tasks ( 2-5 tasks during each day ) : cannot read my task properly while two of my colleagues talking each other. I can use headphones and listen music but it wont work most time. Juniors may require me for a “10 seconds” help. So, I have do it and read the task from scratch again.

tldr, I am good at being just ok with tasks, also not causing mistakes. But having some concentration related issues. I want to improvise.

Any suggestions, please.

  • pezmaker @sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Do you snore, possibly excessively? Get drowsy and have to fight nodding off while driving? Do meetings send you to a seemingly impossible fight with staying awake?

    Much of your description describes me before I had a sleep study that diagnosed me with sleep apnea. I’ve been using a CPAP for almost a decade now and it was a life changer and possibly saver.

    I’m not a medical professional, so take this as you will; I would recommend talking to your healthcare providers and see if a sleep study might be in your interest.

    • pi49mhsbh@feddit.rocksOP
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      4 months ago

      I dont think it’s sleep apnea. It’s like my processing power is low,or cannot multi task

      I snore rarely and get 6-8 hours sleep any day. One I think I feel good about this job , I do not need to think about work tasks at my home, and sleep within 5 minutes I lay on bed :) ( I still hate night shifts , btw ) .

      Get drowsy and have to fight nodding off while driving? Do meetings send you to a seemingly impossible fight with staying awake?

      Were you having low hours of sleep during these?

      • pezmaker @sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        No more or less than today really.

        It’s very possible it’s not sleep apnea, but it isn’t something that you necessarily know is impacting you. It’s not about hours of sleep, it’s about the quality of sleep and blood oxygen levels due to breathing interruptions.

        My sleep study said I had something like 70 “interruptions per hour”, which means I’d stop breathing, my body woke me up just enough to breathe, then fell back asleep, only to do it all over again a little more than once every minute.