POLL: Ever inadvertently fallen asleep at work?

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Hardcore
Hell yeah.

Ditto

Ausm

 

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: seanws
several times. 3rd shift in a patrol car in the middle of nowhere gets really old and really boring, really fast.

Just make sure you crank up the volume on your radio.

When I did patrols of campus, I used to stop at Speedway and get the biggest cappucino size they offered. 32 oz. of caffeinated beverage will wake you right up. If that doesn't work, having to pee all night will keep you up.

 

[Ime]

A couple of times.

A co worker got fired for snoring on the job. He didn't just fall asleep, he snored... LOUD! He was also very hard to wake up.

He was given several chances, told to see a doctor, counseling, yada yada... but he kept doing it so they fired him.

First time I've ever seen someone fired for sleeping on the job. Usually it's overlooked.

 

[Baked]

No. But I take my daily 2PM siesta

 

[DainBramaged]

I work at a small hotel from 12:00 AM - 8:00 AM. What do *you* think?

 

[Shawn]

Can't. I stand all day. If I fell asleep I'd hit the floor. :Q

 

[Zenmervolt]

There was an intern where I work who once did that. They just made fun of him, that was about it.

ZV

 

[hytek369]

no, but this dumb beeotch next to me does

 

[CTrain]

I sure have.

Some of you know I was a store manager for McDonalds.
Every month, get a mystery shop which is can only occur during 7-9am, 11-1, and 5-7 pm.
So to get good scores, our president make a point that all store managers have to work during those times to get good scores.

Anyway, between 1-5pm, it a long break so me and 2 buddies(another store manager and our supervisor) go hang out at a local pub...beer, wings, BS and not to mention pretty waitresses.
We actually always look forward to these times.

So one day, I had to much to drink and I came back to the store at 4:30.
I'm like, I still have 30 mins so let to relax for a minute.
Needless to say, I fell asleep on the desk and woke up at 7pm(after mystery shop already over).

I'm like damm, we were busy too so I was praying we didn't get a shop.
Trying to cover myself, I called my buddy(the supervisor) and told him I fell asleep.
I told him I fell sleep in the car, not in the office.
He then told the president to cover himself(I didn't know this).

So the president came by the store the next day.
Ask me how things going, blah, blah.....then he asked me how was my nap yesterday.
I was so damm embaress....had nothing to say really....just told him I was so tired from working so much

Sorry for the long story. A story isn't a story without some back story.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: seanws
several times. 3rd shift in a patrol car in the middle of nowhere gets really old and really boring, really fast.

Just make sure you crank up the volume on your radio.

When I did patrols of campus, I used to stop at Speedway and get the biggest cappucino size they offered. 32 oz. of caffeinated beverage will wake you right up. If that doesn't work, having to pee all night will keep you up.

If you ever have to go, GO. You never know when your next chance will be.

 

[redly]

I climbed up on my desk one time, curled into the fetal position, and took a nap one time at work.

Ahhh, night shift

 

[benliong]

Originally posted by: gshock888
i was caught when i was interning. now that im hired i do it regularly. before i had an office so it was great. now i sit in a cube, even though i have high partitions i still get afraid, not of my boss but other people. my boss caught me asleep a few times... he didnt care

Maybe that IS why you go from having a office to being in a cube

 

[nageov3t]

a couple times, when I used to work graveyard shift.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Can't. I stand all day. If I fell asleep I'd hit the floor. :Q

Werd. Im on my feet for 10 hours a day, no napping for me.


seth

 

[Squisher]

For a couple hours.

The department I was working was closing down over course of a year and things were laid back.

A big change from where I work now. All eyes are on me now.

 

[hdeck]

can't say i have.

 

[traxxton]

Sometimes I fall asleep on the toilet.

Laugh all you want, but its quite, no ones around, its the perfect excuse to get away, and the lights arnt too bright.

 

[Deeko]

all the time

 

[quakefiend420]

i used to sleep quite often on night shift working tech support...the ding in the headset when i got a call would wake me up

 

[thawolfman]

Moreso on first shift than on third~

 

[Kaido]

nah, all my jobs thus far have been on my feet. retail + shop work. oh well :\

 

[PricklyPete]

I have never done it in my office...but I did fall asleep on the john at work.

 

[Scarpozzi]

All the time....the lights are out in my office now...only a small desk lamp on.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Yeah, in my truck in the parking lot. Not actually inside the building.

 

[torpid]

I looked up sarcasm and it seems to apply.

I work only 8 hours a day and I fell asleep. Most people posting here have stories of working 92 hours straight while carrying a 2x4 on their back and then sleeping. At least now I know what it's like to work 92 hours with a 2x4 on my back.