Sleeping At The Office: High-Tech Pods on the Rise

'Sleeping on the job is no longer frowned upon'
Office napping may finally be climbing out from under the desk.
A small but growing number of businesses are encouraging sleep-deprived employees to grab 40 winks during the workday, providing rooms — or, in some cases, high-tech napping pods — to get the job done right. Benefits include a more productive workforce and, hopefully, the end to stealth sales meeting snoozes.—
Citation: Article by Robert Channick via Chicago Tribune

High-Tech Pods: Biz-Office Napping

 Photo Courtesy: (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

In response to growing demand for offices to dump the cubicle desk and foster a more welcoming environment for talent, two European manufacturers were among those unveiling new nap pods to the North American market at the annual NeoCon commercial interiors show in Chicago: Silence Business Solutions, and Framery.

On Monday Mornings: How do you feel? 
Framery Innovations;
tools for a happy workplace.
How do you feel on Monday mornings?
Studies show that most of us work for over 30 years of our lives.
That’s more than the time you spend with your partner, eating, travelling, exercising or watching movies – combined. However, research shows that most of us won’t go to work happily. Find out how Framery increases happiness at work and the tools used to achieve that.

A radical transparency
'One of the key things for a happy company is transparency.
Framery wanted to go further and developed a culture of radical transparency.
The idea was simple: Framery organization is truly flat – no strong hierarchy, no unnecessary middle management nor hidden secret processes. All the information can be found in Framery’s internal wiki page.'—Framery.

NeoCon: A Retrospective
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