It is an interesting topic so articles on the impact of lack of sleep always catch my eye. So, yesterday’s USA Today article was no difference. Here are a few things from that article:
- Nearly 3 in 10 workers have become very sleepy, or even fallen asleep, at work in the past month. (National Sleep Foundation)
- About 70M Americans have problems sleeping. (Hence a large spike in prescriptions in this category.)
- Some companies like Union Pacific are even allowing employees to nap during the workday. (Moving from the dotcoms to the blue chips. I remember seeing a person get fired for nodding off in a meeting.)
- 36% of workers have nodded off or fallen asleep while driving.
- 12% have been late to work because of sleepiness.
- The article talks about other issues from lack of sleep including accidents, productivity, impatience with others, and difficulty concentrating. (And, I have talked several times about the correlation with obesity which drives up medical costs dramatically.)
- Employees with more than one job have the hardest time with 43% saying they only get a good night’s sleep a few nights a month.
It’s interesting. Not only does it affect employees, but it also affects kids. I hear people talk about their kids going to bed at midnight. Considering kids need 9-12 hours of sleep a night, that can’t work if the kids go to school or the parents work. I always think a good test is how often you wake up before your alarm or your kids wake themselves up.
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