I don’t care about new bedding or subscription app, I just wish there’s an employer who’d let me take a good 15-30min nap during lunch, without being judged. I secretly sneak into my car to nap and it makes a huge difference in my afternoon productivity.
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#12Good on you for considering this. I had one job where the company owner loved his naps, so napping was tolerated at the company. Half the people would have a 30 minute nap after lunch. Heaven! Made the afternoons so much more pleasant, and more productive. I'd just set my watch alarm and put my head on my desk (with proper drool precautions).
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#13Good on you for considering this. I had one job where the company owner loved his naps, so napping was tolerated at the company. Half the people would have a 30 minute nap after lunch. Heaven! Made the afternoons so much more pleasant, and more productive. I'd just set my watch alarm and put my head on my desk (with proper drool precautions).
Did you work in an open office?
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#14Many people have never received any sort of education or training on the importance of sleep habits in person. It’s easy to disregard an article. I’d look into hiring a sleep specialist to do a QA session with your company, and also consult you on the benefits question.
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#15Assuming you're in the software industry or some other technical profession, provide a nap room at the office, at least one per 50 people. If you don't like the term, call it a wellness room. Design it properly (ability to dim or turn off lights, away from heavily trafficked areas and other noise sources, etc.) Discourage your staff and management from penalizing or gossiping about people who use it. Employees who ha…
Wellness room for migraines. Mind blown. That would be so helpful when I've gotten them at work (fortunately, a very minor occurrence for me).
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#16Give everyone a copy of why we sleep, and then have a chapter by chapter book club over a couple of weeks?
I applaud you for helping people with their sleep.
Re: Ask HN: What benefits can I provide to improve employee’s sleeping habits?
#17Assuming you're in the software industry or some other technical profession, provide a nap room at the office, at least one per 50 people. If you don't like the term, call it a wellness room. Design it properly (ability to dim or turn off lights, away from heavily trafficked areas and other noise sources, etc.) Discourage your staff and management from penalizing or gossiping about people who use it. Employees who ha…
Wellness room for migraines. Mind blown. That would be so helpful when I've gotten them at work (fortunately, a very minor occurrence for me).
I get migraines when I have the sun on my head and bright lights around and where I work has recently moved offices. Now next to a river in an office seemingly made entirely of glass. It’s impossible to see anything so now everyone just shuts the blinds.
I now spend about an hour a week with a crazy swirly pattern obscuring most of my vision. A dark room where I could sit and recover when this happens would be incredibly helpful.
The architect seems to have tried to create an Ikea showroom rather than an office where people will be staring at screens all day.
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#18Some mild to severe big brother-esque connotations to this - ie. “your sleep is to benefit the company.” Just pay the employees better and/or reduce hours and stress.