Sleep deprivation affecting employees.

• Position: The Workplace

Fifty-eight percent of workers feel they do not get enough sleep, and 61% say lack of sleep has a negative impact on their work. However, as much as insufficient sleep affects workers' jobs, the reverse also is true: 44% of workers indicate that thinking about work keeps them up at night, according to a survey from CareerBuilder, Chicago, Ill.

While eight hours may be the doctor-recommended amount of sleep time each night, only 16% of workers say they actually reach this goal. Some 63% fog an average of six to seven hours of sleep each night during the workweek, while 21% average five hours or less.

For some workers, hitting the snooze button in attempt to doze a little bit longer just does not cut it: 21% have called in sick for the purpose of getting extra sleep.

Then there are those who simply try to catch up on sleep at the office: 43% have caught someone sleeping at work. Given this finding, it should come as no surprise that 39% of workers would take advantage of a designated "nap room" if offered at their place of work.

"Rest is an undervalued necessity these days," relates Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer at CareerBuilder. "We see more and more workers check...