So a new contractor just fell asleep at his desk...

[Support Monkey]

Its not snoozing, its a power nap.

I oftens pop out to the car at lunchtimes and have a half an hour napping, its surprising how refreshed you feel after such a short time

always worth setting the alarm on your phone, don't want to wake up in a dark empty car park at midnight

[Doggy Styles]

always worth setting the alarm on your phone, don't want to wake up in a dark empty car park at midnight

...having missed all the dogging!

[jmo21]

He did it once when we were at a seminar, I had to keep elbowing him to wake up but he'd wake with a jolt so everyone knew he'd fallen asleep

My old permie manager did that an early .Net release seminar at Microsoft in Reading years ago. Our company was one of a number brought in as "partners" for the launch or some such nonsense.

As his boss was also there, he got his ass handed to him.

[psychocandy]

My last permie place used to have long 'results' meetings in the local cinema. Three hours long, completely uninteresting, dead warm in there, comfy chairs = nightmare staying awake !!!!

[gingerjedi]

I only ever sleep in the bogs.

[adubya]

I did Jury Service a few years back and on the day we announced our verdict the (scouse) defendant turned up late (had been on the p1ss) and then proceeded to fall asleep in the dock. The judge didn't look kindly on events when he sent the perp down

[northernladuk]

Can't be a proper contractor then.

The experienced contractor will scope out the bogs on day one to find the best sleeping spots.

Too right. If you went to the loo's in the gym section next to the canteen mid afternoon you couldn't get to sleep for the sound of snoring from the other cubibles!! Ignorant b'stards.

[vetran]

fell asleep in a 3 hour Cisco presentation luckily I was the only one from my company there.

God they made network QOS boring!

Poor German presenter realised he had lost me when I started snoring. New Kids don't help.

[amcdonald]

It also gives me the opportunity of asking how do you stop yourself from dozing in hot, stuffy meetings?

Play Bullsh1t bingo that should do it

[Mason Boyne]

I never fall asleep in meetings and never need a "power nap" in the afternoon, I left all that crap behind at kindergarten.

Plenty of time for sleeping when you're dead.