Sleeping on the job every sixth

 

 





Experts have recently published shocking data of one of the companies in the U.S. Virgin Pulse. They were interviewed about a thousand office workers. The results of the study showed that approximately every sixth employee of a large company office once at least in a week falling asleep in the workplace.

Experts also carefully examined the work schedule, which meets all the requirements and was completely normalized. However, despite such a schedule, most of the office staff were depressed, I'd come home exhausted. This figure exceeded by about seventy six percent of the respondents. Literally every third employee complained about the lack of sleep and poor sleep quality.





Approximately fifteen percent of respondents admitted that they are not quite the usual full night's rest, so they fall asleep during work.

Employees are not always able to sleep in a comfortable time for several reasons. First and foremost, in the Wake of "white collar" is affected by the uncomfortable temperature in the bedroom. According to eighty-five percent of the participants this was the main reason. It is also important to choose a good bed and mattress.

The most popular second reason for the lack of sleep is linked directly to the second half, which allegedly interfere with sleep. This figure exceeded seventy-two percent among those interviewed. Approximately sixty-nine percent of respondents to leave with his head in sleep needed complete silence after all the constant noise is very distracting and prevents you to completely relax, get pleasure from sleep.

Because of the constant lack of sleep, workers are not able to focus on a particular job, the performance of their duties. This result goes into the current problems that are solved more slowly than required. Study co-author, D. Tages said that in the first place, for employees it is a huge physical and mental effort.





Earlier studies, which confirm the results obtained today. They indicate that lack of sleep causes serious problems for the human body. People sleeping less than the prescribed norms (for about five hours a day), suffering thirty percent more often hypertension, obesity, and various heart problems. They are more exposed to depression, risk of cancer and respiratory diseases.

 

 

Source: zeleneet.com