Thankfully, they were already dressed in their work pyjamas.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz *stick poke* ...no thanks Optimus Gumby... *stick poke* ... huh, the-what?...zzz........gah, I’M UP!!
Haha, I wasn’t really sleeping then. That was a recreation of a situation that is happening all across this great, brown, dozy land: People not getting enough sleep at home and that negatively affecting their productivity at work.
Not mine though, because as I said before, I wasn’t really sleeping and more importantly, I’m up!
Research commissioned by the Sleep Health Foundation and carried out by Deloitte Access Economics, says sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea, and basic lack of sleep, cost the Australian economy $5.1 billion a year.
Even worse, the cost associated with loss of quality of life from not catching enough zees is $31.4 billion, the research says.
Treating sleep disorders makes up a relatively small chunk of the $5.1 billion direct cost to the economy.
The research found $270 million a year is spent on directly caring for those with sleep problems and a further $540 million on treating knock-on effects such as high blood pressure.
But the biggest chunk by far - $4.3 billion - comes from lost productivity, caused by absenteeism and poor work performance.
A further $650 million is lost through indirect costs such as workplace and car accidents.
However, despite the considerable impact of sleep disorders on the economy, much like a persistently blaring alarm that you somehow manage to incorporate into your dream as a lion or Gumby flying a jet or something, not much is currently being done to address the situation.
Not me though, I am up and ready to....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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