Naptime at Work

[Anonymous]

Seriously, Why don't companies implement a 30 minute nap time policy during the work day? Everyone knows people would be much more productive after it.

Why isn't this a thing?

[Anonymous]

Nap at lunch!

[Anonymous]

One size does not fit all. I for example, can not nap because it takes me over an hour to fall asleep. Why don't you use your lunch hour for a nap if that's important to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One size does not fit all. I for example, can not nap because it takes me over an hour to fall asleep. Why don't you use your lunch hour for a nap if that's important to you?

+1 I don't really power nap, a 30 minute nap would do me more harm than good. I've known people to go take a nap in their cars during their lunch hour, why not do that if that would work for you?

[Anonymous]

OP, I agree, companies should have an empty office with a lazy boy for employees to get some down time. Would be an awesome benefit for those who need to take a quick power nap or just mentally regroup!

[Anonymous]

I used to use my lunch hour to nap when I was pregnant. I would lay down in the back of my SUV in the parking garage, set an alarm for 20 minutes, and get a little sleep. I wouldn't have made it through the day otherwise.

[Anonymous]

I would love a nap room! I am almost positive that if I tried to nap in my car at lunch, I would wake up to someone tearing off the door and surrounded by paramedics. Our office tends to over-react to anything.

That or the boss standing there laughing at me.

But nap room!! I would definitely skip lunch to nap some days.

[Anonymous]

Isn't that what the lactation/"wellness" room is for?

[Anonymous]

At my law firm after all nighters associates would close their doors and lay right in front of them, on the inside of their office, and nap. You couldn't push the doors open because their bodies were there, and you couldn't see them laying there given the set up of the windows.

It was a pretty good system. Except for the fact that you'd been there all night in the first place. But really the all nighters were often full of camaraderie and sarcasm and the worst thing about them was that groggy, impaired feeling in the morning. Thus were door naps invented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my law firm after all nighters associates would close their doors and lay right in front of them, on the inside of their office, and nap. You couldn't push the doors open because their bodies were there, and you couldn't see them laying there given the set up of the windows.

It was a pretty good system. Except for the fact that you'd been there all night in the first place. But really the all nighters were often full of camaraderie and sarcasm and the worst thing about them was that groggy, impaired feeling in the morning. Thus were door naps invented.

Wasn't this in one LA Law episode?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At my law firm after all nighters associates would close their doors and lay right in front of them, on the inside of their office, and nap. You couldn't push the doors open because their bodies were there, and you couldn't see them laying there given the set up of the windows.

It was a pretty good system. Except for the fact that you'd been there all night in the first place. But really the all nighters were often full of camaraderie and sarcasm and the worst thing about them was that groggy, impaired feeling in the morning. Thus were door naps invented.

Wasn't this in one LA Law episode?

Really? Maybe that's where we got it from! I certainly used to watch it in reruns in the years leading up to law school, though I don't remember a napping episode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't that what the lactation/"wellness" room is for?

That's right. Someone suggested a wellness room with a recliner upthread. Have had that and used it for pumping and also sitting in the dark quiet while waiting for migraine meds to kick in.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure I've seen lunchtime nappers in the park areas of Crystal City.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't that what the lactation/"wellness" room is for?

Only new mothers are given the code at my work.

[Anonymous]

My husband goes to work at 5 am and comes home at 3 pm every day to nap. Once he rests he cooks.