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Reveille Has Its Fans, But for Late Risers 9-to-5 Days Are a Pain.

Authors :
Sandberg, Jared
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 5/12/2004, Vol. 243 Issue 93, pB1-B1. 0p. 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Focuses on the different work schedules of employees in the same workplace. Morning routine of Margaret Wong, an immigration lawyer from Shaker Heights (Ohio), who gets into work at 6 a.m. while several colleagues don't get in until 8 or 9 a.m.; Stigma associated with the individuals who come in later; Technological factors making traditional work hours less relevant; Comments from Timothy Monk, director of the Human Chronobiology Research Program at the University of Pittsburgh, regarding the biological clocks of individuals; Time of day when its hardest to fall asleep, according to Thomas Weir, a research psychiatrist at the National Institute of Mental Health, who has studied sleep cycles; Discussion of human circadian rhythms; Impact of the invention of the lightbulb on work and sleep patterns.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
243
Issue :
93
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
13061975