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Americans are Sleeping on the Clock, According to 1800mattress.com
July 4th, 2008
Next time if you wonder if the person helping you is asleep, they may be. According to a 1800mattress.com survey of 5,000 callers nationally during the last half of May, 38-percent of employees have fallen asleep on the job. Sleep deprivation currently cost U.S. businesses nearly $150 billion annually in absenteeism and lost productivity, according to a recent New York Times Magazine article. Companies are being encouraged to create a workplace napping policy, according to a recent CNN.com article. 1800mattress.com is providing the solution by inviting employees to celebrate "Recess at Work Day," June 19, by taking a nap at one of the company's 46 retail locations...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-07-04)
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