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I happened upon this and was a little stunned how accurate it described what I was going through. While I'm not exactly interested in organizing against this perceived sleep discrimination, I was surprised at the effect this was having on my life, why I've been struggling so hard at work:
I hadn't taken this night owl in me seriously, cutting it down to poor self discipline. Now I'm not so sure. I noticed that it was always at night I've been more comfortable, creative, happy. So it looks like I'm going to work on adjusting my life.
Any night owls in the house? What's your life like?
http://www.nightworkers.com/discrimation.htmlThe most obvious example of night person discrimination is in the workplace. Traditionally, most employment is offered during the 9 to 5 business day. For many, working these hours is difficult, if not impossible. Yet, they are forced to do so. At what cost? They have difficulty getting to work on time. While at work, they are tired. They are more prone to make mistakes. They may be irritable, making it difficult to accept direction, or to work well with fellow employees. They may even fall asleep on the job. So night people are often denied raises, passed over for promotions, or even fired. The perception is that they are that they are lazy, undisciplined, not punctual, or have an attitude problem. However, when members of the majority, day people, are forced to work night shifts, these same behaviors are observed and even expected. Why, they even call it the graveyard shift. What a negative stereotype!
I hadn't taken this night owl in me seriously, cutting it down to poor self discipline. Now I'm not so sure. I noticed that it was always at night I've been more comfortable, creative, happy. So it looks like I'm going to work on adjusting my life.
Any night owls in the house? What's your life like?
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