Employees who accept this, and deal with it, return to their jobs re-energised. Don't just listen to me. And enlightened American firms have taken their advice. The train operator Conrail actually instructs its freightyard workers when to break off and sleep. Other companies have set aside nap rooms, in some cases providing pillows and blankets.
British attitudes remain primeval.
Our workplaces usually have less space than American ones. But since fewer people drive there, the option of slipping off to the car park for 40 winks is less widely available. Some are believed to aim for the loo and rest their heads on the toilet paper. Yet the problems caused by sleep deprivation are worsening. Take a break.