The average American employee loses about 11.3 days of productivity per year due to insomnia, according to a new study in the journal Sleep. When converted to cash, that's about $2,280. And spread across the national workforce, that adds up to 252.7 days and $63.2 billion down the tubes. The staggering numbers are based on a survey of 7,500 of us working stiffs.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Sleepless Nights Cost You $2,280 A Year
Here's a wake-up call for workers everywhere: Your sleepless nights are costing you. And we're not just talking about that $19.95 you spent on the perfect meatloaf pan at 2 a.m.
The average American employee loses about 11.3 days of productivity per year due to insomnia, according to a new study in the journal Sleep. When converted to cash, that's about $2,280. And spread across the national workforce, that adds up to 252.7 days and $63.2 billion down the tubes. The staggering numbers are based on a survey of 7,500 of us working stiffs.
The average American employee loses about 11.3 days of productivity per year due to insomnia, according to a new study in the journal Sleep. When converted to cash, that's about $2,280. And spread across the national workforce, that adds up to 252.7 days and $63.2 billion down the tubes. The staggering numbers are based on a survey of 7,500 of us working stiffs.
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