Don't Forget! It's A Daylight Saving Time Weekend, Spring Forward 1 Hour

DETROIT (WWJ) - It's daylight saving time again and for many of us, that also means losing an hour of precious sleep time as we adjust to the change.

Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, although many people opt to set their clocks one hour ahead before going to sleep Saturday night.

For many people, daylight saving time is less about “springing forward” and more about falling behind… on their sleep schedule. And many of us can’t afford to lose out on any more sleep. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, over half of workers (58 percent) feel they don’t get enough sleep, and 61 percent say lack of sleep has a negative impact on their work.

But as much as insufficient sleep affects workers’ jobs, the reverse is true as well: 44 percent of workers say thinking about work keeps them up at night.

While eight hours may be the doctor-recommended amount of sleep time each night, only 16 percent of workers say they actually reach this goal. The majority of workers (63 percent) log an average of six to seven hours of sleep each night during the workweek, while 1 in 5 (21 percent) average five hours or less.

For some workers, hitting the snooze button in attempt to doze a little bit longer just doesn’'t cut it. One in five workers (21 percent) has called in sick for the purpose of getting extra sleep.

Sleep-deprivation doesn't just hurt workers,– it hurts business, too. Three in five workers (61 percent) say lack of sleep has had an impact on their work in some way, including the following:

• It makes the day go by slower: 30 percent
• It makes me less motivated: 27 percent
• It makes me less productive: 24 percent
• It affects my memory: 17 percent
• It makes me crabby with co-workers: 13 percent
• It takes me longer to complete tasks: 13 percent
• It makes me make mistakes: 13 percent

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A significant proportion of workers cant seem to escape work, even while they're sleeping. Sixty percent reported that they have dreamed about work with more than 1 in 10 (13 percent) saying it happens always or often.

• 14 percent have dreamed about hooking up with a co-worker
• 10 percent have dreamed about telling off the boss
• •10 percent have dreamed about getting in a fight with a co-worker
• 9 percent have dreamed about showing up to work in pajamas or with little or no clothing on

**This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 3,252 employees ages 18 and over (employed full-time, not self-employed, non-government) between November 4 and December 1, 2015.