During my vacation to Spain I have encountered a mass siesta
for the first time in a foreign culture. It was really curious to see mostly
everyone just close up shop and go home in the afternoon for a couple of hours.
Evidently this is a practice deep rooted in their history to cope with the
climate, which is really hot in the afternoons. It sounds really nice to be
able to go home in the afternoon and just nap for an hour or so. Apparently
this is in line with our biorhythm of the afternoon slump that makes it
desirable for us to take a nap. http://wellbeing.doctissimo.com/lifestyle/getting-a-good-nights-sleep/siestas-as-workplace-performance-enhancers.html
I feel like the presented benefits of the afternoon naps,
just make it more enticing to adopt a flexible work schedule in the back office
environment. It wouldn’t be anything new to the new employees coming in, that
have more likely gotten some retail and shiftwork experience. Besides with the
technological advancements many jobs in part can be completed remotely shall
there be a particular deadline. I think that introducing flexible work
environment would also prove to be a move towards becoming more competitive for
the female talent. It’s rather widely known that majority of women value work
flexibility more than money. To me it seems like a competitive edge type of
move to make your job more flexible and more attractive.
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