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In reply to the discussion: Have you fallen asleep at work? [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)32. I've really wanted to at times, but I have major difficulty falling asleep
At work I'd be too anxious about being caught.
However, this did remind me of a class I had in graduate school. The class went until 10pm, which wasn't usually a problem. The professor decided to invite a high profile speaker. He was so excited about that, for days ahead, he would remind us all of this unique opportunity. Well, the high profile guest decided to bring in a 40 page article he had written some time before and simply read it out loud to us. It was so boring that the guest put himself to sleep. Seriously, he kept nodding off.
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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