falling asleep at your desk...

[TheRightStuff]

I once demo'd a system for the MD of a very big investment bank in Docklands. He came down to my desk followed by two of his lackeys carrying his crown & sceptre etc.

He sat next to me at my desk with the staff standing behind him and I proceeded to show him how my whizzy application could help with fixed income tracking. At the end I turned round to see if he had any questions and he'd conked out.

Why would anyone go to sleep during a demo of a fixed income sys............ Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz.

[lukemg]

Loud snoring encountered from a toilet cubicle one time - not me but he was well away.
I fell asleep in a meeting one time, over in Brussels and had been out on the lash till all hours. Boring team meeting the next day, got asked a question and thought I had just shut my eyes, turns out I had been out for a couple of minutes. I was the 'young lad' on the team so no big problem, the english were all laughing, not so the belgians !

[Ruprect]

Loud snoring encountered from a toilet cubicle one time - not me but he was well away.
I fell asleep in a meeting one time, over in Brussels and had been out on the lash till all hours. Boring team meeting the next day, got asked a question and thought I had just shut my eyes, turns out I had been out for a couple of minutes. I was the 'young lad' on the team so no big problem, the english were all laughing, not so the belgians !

Tip for staying awake in meetings - lift your feet about 2 in from the floor and try to hold them there. Alternatively slip your hand into your pocket had have a sly stroke. Works for me.

[Magnus]

Seeing your co-workers nod off during meetings can be amusing, but what's really hilarious is when they do a hypnic jerk. It's very, very funny

[cykophysh39]

I used to have a team leader, some Moons ago, that used to fall asleep in meetings. I remember once, when we went down to a meeting in Basingstoke once to meet with a Client, and we were sitting across a table, the Two of us on one side, and the 5 representatives of the client on the other side. I was wondering through the course of the meeting why the clients were looking at and talking at me for the majority of the time, when I eventually looked towards my Team Leader and he was alseep!!