Missing daytime meetings doesn’t mean missing out. In this segment, Carrie Nelson, Ph.D., shares how night-shift employees can stay informed, engaged, and accountable, even when meetings happen off-hours. She explains how to request recordings, review notes quickly, and treat follow-up emails as your professional voice in the room. With simple habits like confirming tasks in writing, summarizing updates, and owning mistakes early, Carrie shows how strong communication builds trust across shifts and keeps everyone aligned, no matter what hours you work.
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effective meetings. Night workers often
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miss live meetings. You might have
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companywide meetings that are during the
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day that you're not invited to. You're
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just not available when you're working.
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When that happens, you get to be
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proactive. You can stay engaged by
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asking HR or the management team to
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record the sessions. They might not be
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thinking about it. Reviewing notes or
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summaries within 24 hours. So, if
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someone take notes or send you a video,
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review it quickly because there might be
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time-sensitive information.
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Make sure you send your own written
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feedback or questions either before it
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happens proactively or afterwards. Get
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your questions answered. Uh, and make
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sure you request paid time to review
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these notes or these videos because you
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deserve, you legally deserve to get paid
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while you watch them.
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Tip: Treat your follow-up email as your
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voice in the meeting. Imagine you're
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there saying these things. Be concise,
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respectful, and solutionoriented.
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Clarity, followup, and accountability.
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Strong communication builds trust when
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people don't see each other daily.
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Confirm tasks in writing.
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Summarize agreements to, you know, to
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recap. I'll send the report on Thursday
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or I'll give you this at 2 am. Follow up
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on unresolved items. I was able to do
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this but not this. The next shift will
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have to do that. You know, think about
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really overcommunicating
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and own your errors quickly and
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professionally.
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We're not perfect, especially in a night
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shift when our inner clock may be off.
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you know, communicating and sharing
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what's going well, what worked, what was
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completed, and maybe what didn't go
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well, what isn't completed. It's very
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key. A tip, you can schedule reminders
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for the next day for follow-ups for
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yourself while things are fresh in your
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mind if you do miss anything. She set a
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little alarm for the next
