Coming from someone who’s been an opener for the last two years, it’s gonna take some time to adjust. It may be tough, but waking up an hour earlier than when you’re supposed to leave has been my biggest saving grace. This gives me more time to wake myself up or even snooze in a few more minutes. I usually go to bed around 8 or 9 (early I know). For the nights I had trouble sleeping, I would take a melatonin because the last thing I need is to work when I didn’t sleep much. If you open, drink some coffee while you get your prep done. If you come in after open, allow yourself some extra time to get some coffee/food to get yourself in work mode.

As far as professionally, the biggest thing is to not complain about it. Everyone else also has to be there as early as you and complaining about it doesn’t help. If you feel everyone around you is sluggish, pass some nitro shots around!! It engages partners and gives you guys a little boost! Good luck with the early shifts !

i completely plan my sleep schedule around my shifts, also naps are your new best friend <3

getting into the groove of waking up early SUCKS and it’s also hard to fall asleep early when ur not used to it. personally i’d recommend some melatonin pills or gummies to help you get on the right sleep schedule :)

Know that you will be super tired from the work load as well as the sleep pattern difference for a couple of weeks. It’s a much faster pace.

my advice is gonna vary depending how how early your morning is going to be. for example, are you going to be opening mornings or are you going to be mid-morning (7am type morning)

once that’s figured out, i can give proper advice