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I'm interested in making it easier for people to nap at my company, but I'm having some trouble figuring out the logistics. I don't mind people taking naps, but

I'm interested in making it easier for people to nap at my company, but I'm having some trouble figuring out the logistics. I don't mind people taking naps, but I don't want to end up dealing with cleaning sheets, blankets, etc. Any suggestions on how a small office (~15 people) can have a napping area without taking on any additional custodial work?

djsumdog 9y ago
One shop I was in had a quiet room with two recliners. There were blankets in there but I'd never use them. Hmm .. now I wonder if those things ever got washed. :-P But really you just need a closet or a small room with shutters. My building/shop had about 100 people and with those two recliners and a small futon, it worked out pretty well. There were never more than two people down there and there was an unspoken rules about .. well .. not speaking. Some people would go down there to meditate. You'd hear the chimes on their phone app.
jacobkg 9y ago
Hammocks?
- frequent 9y ago
  I use this: https://eu.ostrichpillow.com/ https://eu.ostrichpillow.com/ Works quite well :)
  - djsumdog 9y ago
    OMG That is adorable!
nowarninglabel 9y ago
We have a quiet room with a hammock. I've napped on it many a time.
olliepop 9y ago
We have an unofficial napping area at work which consists of a beanbag under a staircase next to a warm window. I think a comfortable seat (i.e sofa/beanbag) is enough to encourage and support power napping.
- the_bear 9y ago
  Makes sense. I was worried that something like a beanbag would get gross over time, but I'm probably overthinking it. We already have a couple in non-quiet areas and they're fine. Thanks for the response!
  - hfourm 9y ago
    a nice comfy couch could do
ThrowawayP 9y ago
> Any suggestions on how a small office (~15 people) can have a napping area without taking on any additional custodial work?. An ordinary couch that's long enough for a person to lie down on will do. If it's vinyl / plastic covered, cleanup is a matter of wiping it down periodically. Add a couple of small cushions to act as pillows (periodically replaced for hygiene) and, voilà, you're done. If the soundproofing of the nap area is less than optimal, add an inexpensive white noise generator to help mask ambient noise. Employees can supply their own blankets, etc. (I can't imagine that people would be particularly enthused about the idea of a shared blanket anyway.) I use a cotton hoodie in place of a blanket since the hood can be pulled down over the eyes to block out light. Also, on behalf of myself and others, thank you for being a considerate employer and providing a nap area. I, myself, suffer from treatment resistant insomnia and I know many colleagues who have had less than a full night's sleep because of their newborns or children who would have desperately welcomed a place to nap.

djsumdog 9y ago

One shop I was in had a quiet room with two recliners. There were blankets in there but I'd never use them. Hmm .. now I wonder if those things ever got washed. :-P But really you just need a closet or a small room with shutters. My building/shop had about 100 people and with those two recliners and a small futon, it worked out pretty well. There were never more than two people down there and there was an unspoken rules about .. well .. not speaking. Some people would go down there to meditate. You'd hear the chimes on their phone app.

jacobkg 9y ago

Hammocks?

frequent 9y ago
I use this: https://eu.ostrichpillow.com/ https://eu.ostrichpillow.com/ Works quite well :)
- djsumdog 9y ago
  OMG That is adorable!

nowarninglabel 9y ago

We have a quiet room with a hammock. I've napped on it many a time.

olliepop 9y ago

We have an unofficial napping area at work which consists of a beanbag under a staircase next to a warm window. I think a comfortable seat (i.e sofa/beanbag) is enough to encourage and support power napping.

the_bear 9y ago
Makes sense. I was worried that something like a beanbag would get gross over time, but I'm probably overthinking it. We already have a couple in non-quiet areas and they're fine. Thanks for the response!
- hfourm 9y ago
  a nice comfy couch could do

ThrowawayP 9y ago

> Any suggestions on how a small office (~15 people) can have a napping area without taking on any additional custodial work?. An ordinary couch that's long enough for a person to lie down on will do. If it's vinyl / plastic covered, cleanup is a matter of wiping it down periodically. Add a couple of small cushions to act as pillows (periodically replaced for hygiene) and, voilà, you're done. If the soundproofing of the nap area is less than optimal, add an inexpensive white noise generator to help mask ambient noise. Employees can supply their own blankets, etc. (I can't imagine that people would be particularly enthused about the idea of a shared blanket anyway.) I use a cotton hoodie in place of a blanket since the hood can be pulled down over the eyes to block out light. Also, on behalf of myself and others, thank you for being a considerate employer and providing a nap area. I, myself, suffer from treatment resistant insomnia and I know many colleagues who have had less than a full night's sleep because of their newborns or children who would have desperately welcomed a place to nap.