The workforce in Japan is so overwhelmed that two companies are partnering up to create new uprightnap boxes.
The new design shows tubes with midcentury-inspired wooden legs. The shelves inside are useful for preventing users from falling over as they doze off between meetings. Pricing and availability for the furniture have not been announced.
The sleeping stations are designed to give tired workers a place to lay down that isn't completely disgusting.
In Japan, a lot of people will lock themselves up in the bathroom for a while, which I don't think is good for their health. It's better to sleep in a place that's comfortable.
The English-language news site that focuses on Japan reported this week that a record number of work related mental health cases were filed in the year 2021.
There were more applications for worker's compensation for mental health disorders in the year 2020 than there were in the year 2011.
Abuse of power by a superior and change in the nature or amount of work duties were the top reasons for applications.
It's hard to imagine a single furniture company could solve a problem of this magnitude on its own, and it's easy to dismiss the boring looking "nappods" as either a temporary solution or a simple money-making scheme. The nap Pods are only a symptom of the larger issue of an Unhealthy Work Culture.
It would be better if solutions for the bigger problems at play were the center of attention.
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