Man quits job to become professional mattress tester, including a five-factor ‘sex score’, and now makes six figures

A man has made the bold decision to leave his £65,000 (85,000 USD) per year senior marketing job to pursue a career as a professional mattress tester. Derek Hales, 34, from Scottsdale in Arizona, decided to make the switch after his "amateur reviews" gained significant attention online. Now running his successful business called Naplab, Derek assesses the performance of mattresses, including a unique "sex score".

Since launching Naplab in 2021, Derek has tested hundreds of mattresses and developed a series of experiments to determine the best ones for a good night's rest. Each mattress is sent to Derek's "testing studio" and placed on a solid bed frame. It is then scored against eight different criteria, including cooling, motion transfer, response time, edge support, sex, pressure relief, off-gassing, and company.

To evaluate the mattress's performance during intimate moments, Derek considers five key factors: bounce, edge support, noise, pressure, and cooling. These factors contribute to a score ranging from zero to 10, with 10 indicating exceptional performance in the bedroom.

Derek, who personally conducts all the testing, emphasised the importance of quality sleep for overall health. He said: "You can look at any of the hundreds or thousands of studies which say that better sleep leads to better health." He believes that investing in a mattress that provides a good night's sleep is crucial, as people spend a significant portion of their lives in bed.

As an expert in mattress testing, Derek can easily identify when people have settled for subpar mattresses. He said: "I'm most jaded when I stay at friends or family's houses. The guest bedroom is always the worst because it's the one they didn't like but they kept it."