Fatty November 2, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder November 2, 2005 Mine is not a job where I can sleep at work....ever. However, during a week like this, when we're testing constantly for extended periods of time and I'm all caught up on all my paperwork, etc...boy I'd love to take a nap. Just can't do it though. Since I've been on my new workout, I don't find myself tiring unless I'm on less than 5 hours of sleep and find myself bored (like this week of testing). I've never really had a job where I could sleep. I wonder if you do though...and if you take advantage of that. Vote anonymously if you want.....I'm just curious. PS. Feel free to share any "sleeping at work" stories that you might have (about yourself or "others") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajun Cajun November 2, 2005 Share Rajun Cajun Member November 2, 2005 No, but i do read the GC forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie November 2, 2005 Share mookie GC Alumni November 2, 2005 I've never slept at work, although I have dozed off in class before. Of course, your bed is a much better place to sleep than a lecture hall, even during class time! A friend of mine used to have a summer job inspecting dorm rooms, and he told me he used to take long naps on the beds (among other goofing-off type activities). I guess it all depends on what kind of job you have, and how much supervision there is, and how much people will notice if you don't get anything done all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters November 2, 2005 Share stutters GC Alumni November 2, 2005 +1 for working from home. if i have to be at work by 8, i set the alarm for 7:59. i typically don't have to be in pants until about 10am, usually only to get the mail. i won't sleep long, but typically cash out for about an hour around lunchtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*BiGBonES** November 2, 2005 Share *BiGBonES** Member November 2, 2005 I do my reading in bed these days, just so when I fall asleep I dont end up with a bad neck I used to lifeguard in the summer, and that was an incredibly boring job, so if guys think your job is boring, just think about sitting on a chair for 8 hours with a few intervals, watching people swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman November 2, 2005 Share Batman Member November 2, 2005 Im up till about 2-3am everynight and have to get up at 8am, and I dont ever feel tired.. I drink about 10 cans of pop a day though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitney November 2, 2005 Share Whitney Member November 2, 2005 I work at an animal hospital and sometimes when it's slow and we have nothing to do back in the kennels i go downstairs where the grooming area is and i go to sleep and keep the lights off so no one sees me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 2, 2005 Share Playaa Member November 2, 2005 there is absolutely no way I could sleep at my current job. I have however had a job where both myself and my coworker (the only 2 people in the office...the entire rest of the company was in a different state) fell asleep on accident multiple times. We would both kick our feet up, lean back in our chairs, put our heads on the wall and program like that...and eventually just doze off. I just talked to a friend of mine the other day who works as an overnight manager at a shipping facility...he says he sleeps for about 6 hours a night. Just goes into his office and sleeps under the desk. He says the only way into his office is through a very creaky door down a long hallway so he ALWAYS wakes up when someone comes down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny November 2, 2005 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni November 2, 2005 (edited) I can pretty much do whatever except sleep... we do have a nice leather couch in the breakroom. Umm sleeping stories? my first day every at work... Orientation/training all we was doing was watching videos at first... when I came in I was possible still kinda not sober. I was partying that night/morning anyways I didn't really sleep. I got in a arguement with my ex-friend.... more like I was tinkled at her and she was tinkled at me. Anyways I kept nodding off at least the girl next to me kept me up. Im up till about 2-3am everynight and have to get up at 8am, and I dont ever feel tired.. I drink about 10 cans of pop a day though.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I don't sleep till 3am - 4am ish... so hard to get up. I do my reading in bed these days, just so when I fall asleep I dont end up with a bad neck I used to lifeguard in the summer, and that was an incredibly boring job, so if guys think your job is boring, just think about sitting on a chair for 8 hours with a few intervals, watching people swim. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> With those sunglasses no-one would know... but then someone would kill you if slept through and emergency or what not. Just talk to the hotties. Edited November 2, 2005 by EbilDustBunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty November 3, 2005 Author Share Fatty GC Founder November 3, 2005 About 5 years ago I was drinking 3 or 4 Mountain Dews while at work each day....quite possibly part of what caused me to grow to 220 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestilence November 3, 2005 Share Pestilence Member November 3, 2005 About 5 years ago I was drinking 3 or 4 Mountain Dews while at work each day....quite possibly part of what caused me to grow to 220 lbs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> nothing wrong with being 220+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simkiller November 3, 2005 Share simkiller Member November 3, 2005 I sleep roughly 7 or 8 hours a night while I'm at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 3, 2005 Share anonymo Member November 3, 2005 About 5 years ago I was drinking 3 or 4 Mountain Dews while at work each day....quite possibly part of what caused me to grow to 220 lbs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is it just me or is your weight not what you should be worried about if you're drinking 3 or 4 Mountain Dews a day...someone's massacring their own soldiers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReverend(c) November 3, 2005 Share TheReverend(c) Member November 3, 2005 Years ago as a security guard I fell asleep a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_Berge_00 November 3, 2005 Share Ice_Berge_00 GC Alumni November 3, 2005 Sleep isn't an option at my work. Personally I'd have a very tough time with anyone that did this. Picked up my work ethic on the farm back home growing up. However, I did have a professor that went to sleep in front of the ENTIRE class just after we started our final. He passed out the sheets, then went to the front of the room, sat down in a chair, crossed his arms and closed his eyes. He slept until another professer came in to take over for him while he went to a dr checkup. Now THAT'S Motivation for your class eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris November 3, 2005 Share Saris Member November 3, 2005 Reasons to not sleep when being a manager at Taco Bell: 1. Employees will make themselves free feasts, close the store and tell customers to screw off 2. All it takes is a set of keys to open the safe, that I have 3. Every 5 min, a customer wants to talk to me about how their life is so miserable and that the food is terrible and the employee told them to screw off 4. I have to fall asleep on my feet, which would result in a painful falling over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX November 3, 2005 Share NOFX Member November 3, 2005 It is possible for me to fall asleep, but Im not in a very comfortable chair, and it would be extremely obvious if I dozed off. However, before they gave me my computer, I did put my head on the desk and just go to sleep. Also, its NEVER warmer than 65 in here, I am freezing most of the day, with all the shivering it would be hard to go to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox November 4, 2005 Share Nox Member November 4, 2005 At my job the management like to micro themselves into inaction. On occasion I have nothing to do becuase they just don't feel like authorizing work. I laugh because it costs them more money to do nothing in most cases than it would if I had screwed something up. I've got a work ethic that I'll work 16 hours on salary if needed, but sometimes the political BS just makes me soo sleepy I've crawled under a desk in the back room and caught some Zzzz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBugs November 4, 2005 Share TheBugs Member November 4, 2005 fell asleep in Biology today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witt November 4, 2005 Share witt Member November 4, 2005 I fell asleep once, when I was filing in a room by myself for about 4 hours...my boss just walked in and said "You can't sleep while you're working, sorry" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny November 6, 2005 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni November 6, 2005 Hehehehehe... I think I only get about 4-5 hours of sleep a day. Work/school get back home to power nap and extra hour, but i don't usually nap because when I wake up I don't feel so chipper. The only class I've kinda slept in was Accounting I.... wasn't a pretty situation. I kinda enjoyed having no school or work for a week because of hurricane Wilma... I've slept in SO much durring that week, but I was going crazy because I haven't done anything with friends and stuff for the past week and a half because of work and school. Then when you actually get the time everything was like closed and there was nothing to do but sleep. I had a friend even come over one day during that week and all we did was sleep and laid around. At I still had power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witt November 6, 2005 Share witt Member November 6, 2005 yeah, whenever i nap i feel half-asleep for the rest of the day, it really throws me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny November 6, 2005 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni November 6, 2005 yeah, whenever i nap i feel half-asleep for the rest of the day, it really throws me off <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A shower fixes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witt November 6, 2005 Share witt Member November 6, 2005 yeah, whenever i nap i feel half-asleep for the rest of the day, it really throws me off <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A shower fixes it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> for me it's coffee with a shot of espresso in it...a redeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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