I absolutely HATE waking up to be at the store at 4am, but by 1230 I've already worked a full 8 hour day and have my whole day left it feels like. I prefer opening over the other shifts!

*laughs in 4am opening shifts*

Once you get there you more easily dissociate from lack of sleep so if you’re an experienced enough partner who can do the job on autopilot then it goes by really fast and it’s kind of nice

it really sucks initially, i always brought a yerba mate or something to perk me up omw to work but after the initial climb of “oh my god why did i agree to this” thoughts, it’s manageable and actually leads (for me at least) me to having a more productive day since i have the rest of the day to myself while everyone else is still working

Opening is great, you are busy and your day flys by. Next thing you know it is over. I can take a nap or go adult and get chores done.

The worst part is getting out of bed but once you’ve done that the worst part is over. I usually listen to a podcast I like on the way to work to kinda wake up my brain & put me in a good mood, and like everybody else said, once your shift is over you have most of the day left!

I love opening, its the shift i prefer to be completely honest.

just waking up sucks but after that i’m good. just try to get shit done fast as possible. as soon as you go in pill machines, do teas and pastry case

My availability starts at 5. Assuming your commute isn’t too bad, you’ll be fine. Make sure you get at least 5-6h of sleep and make someone an accountability buddy if you’re worried about getting up. If you need energy, undertows are great. Sweetener, cold milk, shots on top, take it like a shot. Easiest, quickest way to caffeinate.

I personally love opening shifts. They breeze by so quickly! Once all the opening tasks are done and you start getting customers, before you know it 2-3h have gone by. I’d still be doing opening shifts if my store didn’t open at 4:30AM, lol. I just can’t get to sleep early enough to be functional for those.