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In reply to the discussion: Have you fallen asleep at work? [View all]Ilsa
(62,098 posts)17. Damn, scary stuff!
So glad you're still with us.
My husband has tales of working round-the-clock in data processing jobs. Said more than once he saw coworkers starting to think irrationally to the point of paranoia in one case.
Failing to get adequate sleep can be deadly.
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Staring at a monitor, it's easy to doze off. I just hope I don't drool on myself when it happens.
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2019
#4
I woke up to a General standing over me once during an army training exercise.
bluedigger
Aug 2019
#7
I had been flying the Ho Chi Minh Trail most of the night during operation Lam Son 719.
DemoTex
Aug 2019
#13
The irony is that since I'm retired I can sleep as long as I chose, but seldom do.
elocs
Aug 2019
#21
When I was in my 20s I had a work physical and complained about having to 'go' a lot.
elocs
Aug 2019
#44
In my early working life, I used to have my main meal in the Company canteen, at lunch time. It
OnDoutside
Aug 2019
#50