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Feeling unloved at work? You’re not alone 覺得工作上不被欣賞？你並不孤單   ◎孫宇青

Almost half of US workers said they "never" feel appreciated for their hard work, and more than one-third of Indian and German workers held the same idea, according to a poll conducted by Monster, a widely-used job-search website.

根據高人氣求才網站Monster所做的民調，美國有近半數上班族認為自己辛苦工作「從未」有人欣賞，印度和德國也有超過3分之1的上班族抱持相同想法。

"Employees do not feel as though they are making a difference," said Joanie Courtney, senior vice president of Monster, in an email. In the US, that effort to make a difference leads to long work hours. A full 39% of American workers reported working more than 50 hours per week.

Monster資深副總裁寇特尼在一封電子郵件裡指出：「員工覺得有沒有自己都沒差。」在美國，為了創造自身獨特性，員工的工作時數總是很長。有39％的美國上班族表示，他們每週的工時超過50個小時。

Despite all those hours, workers don’t feel they’re acknowledged for their efforts and contributions.

儘管工作時數長，員工卻感覺不到自己的努力和貢獻獲得認可。

Just 10% said they feel appreciated only occasionally, according to the poll. The result, said Courtney：Morale plummets. No wonder 68% said they don’t love their jobs.

這項調查也顯示，只有10％的人認為，自己偶爾能感覺受到賞識。寇特尼總結指出，員工因此士氣大跌。難怪有68％的員工表示，他們一點也不熱愛自己的工作。

It’s never too late to turn morale around though, Courtney said. Managers must recognize individuals’ work performances and thank them for their contributions. They need to show they care.

但寇特尼也說，要提振員工士氣永遠不嫌晚。主管必須認可每個人的工作表現，也要向所有人表示感激。務必要讓員工感覺自己是被在乎的。

新聞辭典

as though：片語慣用語，好像；彷彿。例句：He dictated where we should stand as though he were the host. （他規定我們應該站在哪裡，好像他是主辦人似的。）

acknowledge：動詞，承認。例句：I acknowledged that her idea was the best.（我承認她的構想是最棒的。）

morale：名詞，士氣；鬥志。例句：Losing the crucial game, the team also lost its morale. （輸掉關鍵比賽後，團隊的士氣也受到打擊。）

Taking long afternoon naps may increase risk of diabetes, study shows. 研究顯示，長時間午睡可能增加糖尿病罹患風險   ◎陳正健

Napping for more than an hour in the daytime may raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 45 per cent, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Tokyo used data from 21 studies involving more than 300,000 people who had recorded their daily level of napping.

一項新的研究顯示，白天午睡時間超過1小時，可能會讓罹患第2型糖尿病的風險增加45％。日本東京大學研究人員使用來自21份研究的資料，涵蓋超過30萬人的每日午睡時間紀錄。

Their research found there was a link between long naps and a higher risk of diabetes. However there was no risk before one hour. The researchers said long naps could be a result of disturbed sleep at night, potentially caused by sleep apnoea.

他們的研究發現，長時間午睡與罹患糖尿病的較高風險有關。不過，午睡時間在1小時內沒有患病風險。研究人員指出，長時間午睡可能是夜晚睡眠不安穩所導致，成因可能是睡眠呼吸中斷。

This sleeping disorder could increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, cardiovascular problems and other metabolic disorders, including type-2 diabetes. Sleep deprivation, caused by work or social life patterns, could also lead to increased appetite, which could increase the risk of type-2 diabetes.

這種睡眠障礙可能增加心臟病、中風、心血管問題，以及其他新陳代謝失調的風險，包括第2型糖尿病。由於工作或社會生活模式引起的睡眠剝奪，可能也會導致胃口大增，提高罹患第2型糖尿病的風險。

"Several studies have demonstrated beneficial effects of taking short naps less than 30 minutes in duration, which help to increase alertness and motor skills while a long nap might increase the risk of diabetes." said lead autor Dr Yamada Tomahide.

研究主筆山田知秀博士指出：「數項研究顯示，午睡期間少於30分鐘，有助於提升警覺性和駕駛能力，但長時間午睡可能增加罹患糖尿病的風險。」

新聞辭典

apnoea：名詞，窒息，呼吸中斷。例句：Sleep apnea can lead to cardiovascular disease, accidents, and premature death.（睡眠呼吸中斷可能導致心血管疾病、意外和早夭。）

appetite：名詞，胃口，食慾。例句：I have no appetite because I didn’t sleep well last night.（我沒有食慾，因為我昨晚沒有睡好。）

alertness：名詞，警覺性、警惕度。例句：Ginseng can increase energy and mental alertness.（人參可增加體力和精神警覺性。）