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Warning: yawning at work could ruin your promotion prospects

September 24, 2009

One in 10 managers would overlook an employee for promotion if they frequently came into work yawning or looking tired, a new survey has revealed.

A quarter would give that employee a ticking off and bring it up in their appraisal, whilst one in 20 say (somewhat unbelievably) they would even go to the extent of sacking that employee.

And who are the authors of this incisive piece of research? Why, it's Guru's new favourite product, night cramp treatment Crampex. The report basically shows we are, as a nation of workers, completely knackered.

We arrive at work exhausted, moan about being tired all the time, turn up late after oversleeping, get tetchy with colleagues, take days off because we're so tired and rely on strong coffee just to get through the day.

Guru's solution to this problem? Let's switch the working week with the weekend. Two days in the office and five days off. We'll all start to feel much less tired, be much more productive and take less sick days.

Foolproof!
 
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Posted for your edification by Guru on September 24, 2009 3:56 PM |

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