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There is increasing evidence that people who work the night shift pay a physiological toll as they depart from the basic time clock dictated by their circadian rhythms. They also have more frequent job-related accidents and have to struggle harder to maintain their at-work focus. And when workers suffer, companies suffer. Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, CEO of Boston-based Circadian Technologies and author of The Twenty-Four-Hour Society, observes that the firms that have chosen to "push it to the max get hit later by the hidden problem of fatigue, burnout and stress." Sometimes the results...
...Coburn, publisher of the newsletter ShiftWork Alert, says American companies have gradually become more aware of the problems inherent in altering human circadian rhythms. Yet he observes that U.S. job culture still has not woken up, so to speak, to the need for more adaptation. Doctors, he notes, enter residency programs expected to work 36 hours in two days, having been taught almost nothing about how to sleep during the day or how to use naps to offset the effects of exhaustion. "The macho thing is very significant," he says. "Those who have been living with this for so long...
...recruits, a glistening, state-of-the-art fitness center can clinch a contract. Few employees are worried their bosses will use health data against them, says United Auto Workers spokesman Reg McGhee. In fact, his union has even agreed to pay part of the cost of on-the-job health promotions...
...good. Mattaliano has lost 18 lbs., and after 32 years on the job, definitely has no plans to send out his resume. "This company is always there for me," he says...
...authors discuss every aspect of working life, from what to wear on job interviews (piercings are a faux pas, as are open-toe shoes) to how to deal with berserk telephone calls ("Let the angry caller rant for a minute or two") to how to fire an employee ("Get straight to the point when the person sits down in your office"). The Posts even offer guidelines for office gossip, which the authors believe is inevitable ("You could wind up covered in mud if you dish dirt about the wrong person"). The Posts also deal with private problems, like what...