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I worked at a company that had a room with a couple of cots for people to grab a quick power nap. They took it away because certain people were having their si

I worked at a company that had a room with a couple of cots for people to grab a quick power nap. They took it away because certain people were having their significant others over for lunch and using them for sex. :(

ianlevesque 11y ago
But did that increase productivity?
- ianamartin 11y ago
  Good question. I'm not sure anyone thought to ask. That place was such a madhouse, I'm kind of surprised that was something people complained about.
  - RevRal 11y ago
    Yeah, conjugal visits at work would be great :).
r00fus 11y ago
I was just thinking about this today - have nap rooms with some privacy glass that is opaque enough so the nap room users don't feel like they're in a fishbowl, yet transparent enough so it's obvious when other "relief" action is going on (and the users know it) - and tell the users they're recorded through the glass. Make sure the room is not unlit though. Daytime naps shouldn't require darkness.
- JoshTriplett 11y ago
  > Make sure the room is not unlit though. Daytime naps shouldn't require darkness. Darkness actually makes it much easier to fall asleep, and to get deeper sleep.
oaktowner 11y ago
We have these[1] at work. Close the hatch and you block out the light and I assume feel some sense of privacy, but there's certainly no hiding a second person in there with you. [1] http://d3z1rkrtcvm2b.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Google.jpg http://d3z1rkrtcvm2b.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/...
- Leszek 11y ago
  I tried napping in one of these once: it was pretty uncomfortable, since you're still sitting fairly upright (imagine an airplane seat tilted backwards), and I find the pod to do little for me in terms of blocking the surroundings, especially noise.
- Swizec 11y ago
  What if you like sleeping on your side or your belly or anything that isn't on your back? My spine groaned just looking at that ...

ianlevesque 11y ago

But did that increase productivity?

ianamartin 11y ago
Good question. I'm not sure anyone thought to ask. That place was such a madhouse, I'm kind of surprised that was something people complained about.
- RevRal 11y ago
  Yeah, conjugal visits at work would be great :).

r00fus 11y ago

I was just thinking about this today - have nap rooms with some privacy glass that is opaque enough so the nap room users don't feel like they're in a fishbowl, yet transparent enough so it's obvious when other "relief" action is going on (and the users know it) - and tell the users they're recorded through the glass. Make sure the room is not unlit though. Daytime naps shouldn't require darkness.

JoshTriplett 11y ago
> Make sure the room is not unlit though. Daytime naps shouldn't require darkness. Darkness actually makes it much easier to fall asleep, and to get deeper sleep.

oaktowner 11y ago

We have these[1] at work. Close the hatch and you block out the light and I assume feel some sense of privacy, but there's certainly no hiding a second person in there with you. [1] http://d3z1rkrtcvm2b.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Google.jpg http://d3z1rkrtcvm2b.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/...

Leszek 11y ago
I tried napping in one of these once: it was pretty uncomfortable, since you're still sitting fairly upright (imagine an airplane seat tilted backwards), and I find the pod to do little for me in terms of blocking the surroundings, especially noise.
Swizec 11y ago
What if you like sleeping on your side or your belly or anything that isn't on your back? My spine groaned just looking at that ...