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I simply can't understand why it is still uncommon to sleep at the office, while they give this psychoactive drug called caffeine for free. According to wikipe

I simply can't understand why it is still uncommon to sleep at the office, while they give this psychoactive drug called caffeine for free. According to wikipedia, caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug.

newsbinator 5y ago
If you sleep at the office you're wasting time and slacking. If you can keep your eyes open while staring at an open email you're being productive.
- jack_riminton 5y ago
  This guy corporates
  - toxik 5y ago
    Please don’t turn this place into reddit.
    - jack_riminton 5y ago
      This guy hacks
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  Sadly this is the truth. It's all about perceived work and not actual work.
mbil 5y ago
Since working from home due to the pandemic I’ve been able to wean myself completely off caffeine. To not get tired in the afternoons, I take a 15-20 minute nap each day after lunch. I think this has been good for me, and I’m worried that when I have to go back to the office I’ll be dependent on coffee again.
- stronglikedan 5y ago
  I wish I could nap. For me, a nap turns one normal day into two short days - a bright productive one and a dark groggy one. I've even tried the coffee-then-20-minute-nap method to no avail.
  - gknoy 5y ago
    My wife and I are the same way -- we never seem to feel refreshed from midday naps. Is there something we're doing wrong? :)
  - dalmo3 5y ago
    > For me, a nap turns one normal day into two short days - a bright productive one and a dark groggy one. Same here, but the productive one is after the nap!
  - Skunkleton 5y ago
    For me, naps are an exercise in lying still with my eyes open. Even more frustrating IMO. Am I winning the misery olympics?
  - mboto 5y ago
    This possibly sounds like being over tired. Are you able to fully relax at different points in the day, or would you say you are an always on the go type? If the latter it could be you have a sleep/relaxation deficit that the napping can't pay back. Although mileage varies and all that.
unmole 5y ago
It's fairly common in China. Sure you have to 996 but that includes an hour for napping post lunch.
- ehnto 5y ago
  First time hearing of 996, for anyone else curious that's a 9am-9pm 6 days a week work schedule.
  - ValentineC 5y ago
    Do also check out https://996.icu/#/en_US https://996.icu/#/en_US :)
  - rpmisms 5y ago
    That's disgusting.
swader999 5y ago
You need to master the art of sleeping in your office chair with your back to the door. Keep an interesting piece of paper handy to be reading when someone comes in instead of staring at a blank screen.
- Macha 5y ago
  You mean you're not in a giant open office? Nice.
  - swader999 5y ago
    Well that was a reference to a bygone era when I did in fact have a corner office with an amazing view and yes a door! It was my first job as an intern decades ago. What I've been crammed into since then has never come close. The company at the time wanted to show how great they were by letting the most junior have the best seats.

newsbinator 5y ago

If you sleep at the office you're wasting time and slacking. If you can keep your eyes open while staring at an open email you're being productive.

jack_riminton 5y ago
This guy corporates
- toxik 5y ago
  Please don’t turn this place into reddit.
  - jack_riminton 5y ago
    This guy hacks
CountDrewku 5y ago
Sadly this is the truth. It's all about perceived work and not actual work.

mbil 5y ago

Since working from home due to the pandemic I’ve been able to wean myself completely off caffeine. To not get tired in the afternoons, I take a 15-20 minute nap each day after lunch. I think this has been good for me, and I’m worried that when I have to go back to the office I’ll be dependent on coffee again.

stronglikedan 5y ago
I wish I could nap. For me, a nap turns one normal day into two short days - a bright productive one and a dark groggy one. I've even tried the coffee-then-20-minute-nap method to no avail.
- gknoy 5y ago
  My wife and I are the same way -- we never seem to feel refreshed from midday naps. Is there something we're doing wrong? :)
- dalmo3 5y ago
  > For me, a nap turns one normal day into two short days - a bright productive one and a dark groggy one. Same here, but the productive one is after the nap!
- Skunkleton 5y ago
  For me, naps are an exercise in lying still with my eyes open. Even more frustrating IMO. Am I winning the misery olympics?
- mboto 5y ago
  This possibly sounds like being over tired. Are you able to fully relax at different points in the day, or would you say you are an always on the go type? If the latter it could be you have a sleep/relaxation deficit that the napping can't pay back. Although mileage varies and all that.

unmole 5y ago

It's fairly common in China. Sure you have to 996 but that includes an hour for napping post lunch.

ehnto 5y ago
First time hearing of 996, for anyone else curious that's a 9am-9pm 6 days a week work schedule.
- ValentineC 5y ago
  Do also check out https://996.icu/#/en_US https://996.icu/#/en_US :)
- rpmisms 5y ago
  That's disgusting.

swader999 5y ago

You need to master the art of sleeping in your office chair with your back to the door. Keep an interesting piece of paper handy to be reading when someone comes in instead of staring at a blank screen.

Macha 5y ago
You mean you're not in a giant open office? Nice.
- swader999 5y ago
  Well that was a reference to a bygone era when I did in fact have a corner office with an amazing view and yes a door! It was my first job as an intern decades ago. What I've been crammed into since then has never come close. The company at the time wanted to show how great they were by letting the most junior have the best seats.