Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk 15. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen." 14. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to." 13. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper" 12. "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!" 11. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!" 10. "I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance" 9. "Actually I'm doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned it at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend. 8. "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress." 7. "Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem." 6. "The coffee machine is broken...." 5. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot." 4. "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!" 3. "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!" 2. "I wasn't sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands." AND THE #1 BEST THING TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK: "Amen"
Very nice answers, TDU. I also liked the explanation to SLEEP. When I was caught sleeping, of course not in the office but in the house, I used to say that 'I didn't sleep, just keeping my eyes shut'. How is that? Sriniketan
vow TDU, wish i know ur name it looks damn odd calling u like this, any way nice ideas, hope the office goers get a great repreave from ur ideas...sunkan
Hi TDU, I think I shoud hand a print of this thread to all the 60+ retainers of our organizations who snore to glory...... But anyways, nobody questions them............... We cannot think about it in a MNC... the door is open for such activities.............