Informational
Today's topic, the fact that workers are hired for their energy and not for their time or skills, is not only right on target, but places my feet firmly on my new "sleep apnea" soapbox.
I've always been exhausted in the afternoon. Eating right, swilling water, 8 miles on my bicycle each morning followed by an hour of exercise class. Short afternoon naps. Long afternoon naps. Constant medical monitoring of my thyroid. Nothing helped. Every afternoon, ever since I was a child, I would suddenly lack the energy to do anything well until the following morning.
Then, at 72 I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and was told that I had not had any neurological sleep since Roosevelt was president. In one instant I learned why I never had the energy that is required to effectively hold a 9 to 5 job.
We hear that progressive employers now encourage their employees to exercise and to eat right. The extra dividends in energy more than compensate for company time spent on a treadmill. Employers interested in generating the maximum amount of energy from employees would do well to read up on sleep apnea. You don't have to be overweight or snore to have sleep apnea.
The cure is as simple as sleeping in a mask that regulates one's breathing.
Yesterday afternoon I was building a new doorstep and cried when the sun went down. My present employer, my wife, is also delighted with my new-found energy. When told that I hadn't had any neurological sleep since Roosevelt was president, she said, "Which Roosevelt?"
Public Radio is about educating our friends in an entertaining manner. James McIntosh has earned another five stars for his perceptive commentary on energy in the workplace.
The humble Farmer
Robert Skoglund
St. George, ME
October 6, 2008
Do you think that you were hired for your skill, your experience or your knowledge?
