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Computer Programmers Only the 5th Most Sleep Deprived Profession

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-the-sun's-fault-for-coming-out-before-noon dept.

garthsundem writes "As described in the NY Times Economix blog, the mattress chain Sleepy's analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey to find the ten most sleep deprived professions. In order, they are: Home Health Aides, Lawyer, Police Officers, Doctors/Paramedics, Tie: (Economists, Social Workers, Computer Programmers), Financial Analysts, Plant Operators (undefined, but we assume 'factory' and not 'Audrey II'), and Secretaries."

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  1. I wonder... by hvm2hvm · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder why the secretaries can't get any sleep... *wink* *wink*

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  2. secretaries??? wonder who they are up late with... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    secretaries??? wonder who they are up late with...

  3. 17 minutes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because we sleep 17 minutes less than Forestry workers? 17 lousy minutes? I sleep longer than that in crummy meetings.

  4. Re:secretaries??? wonder who they are up late with by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    secretaries??? wonder who they are up late with...

    The programmers, obviously.

  5. Re:Issue for me is pattern recognition. by dougisfunny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there a hyphen in obsessive compulsive disorder? >.>

    You should go check.... three times.

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  6. Re:Issue for me is pattern recognition. by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmmm... ... maybe you can't sleep because you stay up all night trying to perfect looping ocean sound tracks.

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