Take cool baths or showers more often. Put cool, wet cotton towels around your neck and armpits. If you take prescription medicine, ask your doctor about possible side effects from heat stress. No doubt about it, Americans love to buy and sell things. We have malls in our towns, Home-shopping networks on our television sets and catalogs in our mailboxes.
Employees even buy and sell vacation time.
If two weeks isn't enough, some companies let employees buy extra time. And if employees value their daily rate of pay more than a day off, they can sell the days back to the company. The trend reflects workers' desire to balance work and family. It also recognizes the connection between employee satisfaction and safety, health and productivity. Vacation-trading programs come with several government rules and administrative demands, so not all employers can offer them.