Posted on: Sunday, April 27, 2008
Workweek hasn't even begun yet — and already we're losing sleep
Compiled by John MacIntyre
Percentage of workers in the U.S. and Europe who report Sunday night sleep loss, according to a www.Monster.com poll that asked whether the thought of going to work on Monday affects their Sunday night sleep: 78
Rank of work as the most frequent source of stress, according to a poll conducted by the American Psychological Association: 1
KEEP THE CHANGE
Percentage of Americans who prefer a dollar bill to a coin, according to a Harris poll: 76
Percentage who favor abolishing the penny: 24
TAXED TOO MUCH
Percentage of Americans who complain they pay too much in federal income taxes, according to Gallup's 2008 Economy and Personal Finance survey: 52
Percentage who say they pay the right amount: 42
Percentage who say they pay too little: 2
WHERE DO I APPLY?
Ranks of manager (20 percent) and educator (11 percent) as the two most prevalent careers among the $1 million to $5 million group of millionaires, according to a report by Spectrem Group: 1, 2
Ranks of entrepreneur/business owner (30 percent) and senior corporate executive (17 percent) as the most prevalent careers in the $25 million and higher category: 1, 2
STRESSED OUT AT WORK
Percentage of employees who are stressed due to financial concerns, according to a national survey of working adults commissioned by Workplace Options: 75
Percentage of respondents who report that their financial stress makes it harder for them to do their job: 45
BANKRUPTCY LEADS WAY
Ranks of bankruptcy, litigation, and ethics and corporate governance as the areas of law that will experience the most growth in the next 12 months, according to a survey by Robert Half Legal: 1, 2, 3
HEY, YOU LOOK DIFFERENT
Percentage rise in the number of facelifts performed for patients age 40 and older from 2006 to 2007, according to American Society of Plastic Surgeons statistics: 14
Estimated number of procedures performed in 2007: 116,200
Number of Botox procedures performed in 2007: 3.6 million
TAKING CARE ONLINE
Percentage of parents and teens who agree that kids are not as careful as they should be about information they give out online, according to a survey by McAfee: 80
Estimated percentage of 13- to 17-year-olds who have received messages online from someone they didn't know: 70
GREAT OUTDOORS
Percentage of Americans who say spending time outdoors makes them feel refreshed, healthy and excited, according to a Miracle-Gro Survey: 83
Percentage who admit they don't take enough advantage of the restorative powers of nature: 61
DIVERSITY TRAINING
Because of the impact of globalization, percentage of organizations that have already expanded the scope of their diversity and inclusion training programs, according to a survey of senior HR and training executives in the U.S. by Novations Group: 41
Percentage that had expanded their diversity and inclusion programming in 2005: 15
IDLE THOUGHT
"It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards."
— Baltasar Gracian, philosopher and writer (1601-1658)
Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.
