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[quote=Anonymous]The only jobs I know of where it is acceptable to sleep while on shift is Fire and EMS.  BUT they are NOT allowed to sleep between 7am-10pm - even if they are just sitting in the fire house and do not have any emergencies to respond.  They are expected to be awake and alert during the daytime so that they can respond quickly. During their 24 hr shift, they are allowed to sleep from 10pm -6:45am ONLY.  In reality they are busy running calls during the night and are lucky to get an hour or two of sleep.  If they were to whine about how tired they are they'd be told that they are expected to sleep during their time off and report to work well rested!

In the same way many parents want their nannies awake and alert while the children are under their care so they can respond quickly and prevent any accidents/danger to the child.  If the child takes a nap and the nanny naps too,  the child could easily later wake up without waking the nanny and start getting into or doing something dangerous.   In the mean time the well-rested-napping nanny neglects to protect the child because they are sleeping through the whole thing.  IMO it's totally unprofessional for a nanny to be sleeping on the job unless they are working a 24 hr shift and its nighttime.  Most 911 child calls to which I responded either involved child abuse or some negligent adult who was asleep or not paying attention while the child is in their care.  It only takes seconds for an infant or toddler to sustain life threatening injury by suffocation, falling down the stairs, falling into the pool, fall by crawling out of a crib or on furniture, be crushed by furniture falling over on them, consume medications, vitamins, chemicals, or foods to which they are allergic, choke on something they put in their mouth, be strangled by drawstrings on clothes, headbands, appliance cords, window blinds, ribbons on toys, etc....
Given the risks, it seems pretty irresponsible and negligent for a caretaker to want to sleep during their workday. Show up to work well-rested and prepared.[/quote]

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