Best excuses if you get
caught sleeping at work
"It's okay: I'm still billing
the client."
"They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
"This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that
time-management course you sent me to."
"I was working smarter, not harder."
"Whew! I must a left the top off the liquid paper."
"I wasn't sleeping at work! I was meditating on the mission
statement and
envisioning a new paradigm!"
Best Excuses If You Get
Caught Sleeping At Work (cont.)
"This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
"I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance."
"I'm actually doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP).
"This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about
work!"
"I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related
stress.
Do you discriminate against people who practice Yoga?"
"Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our
biggest problem."
"The coffee machine is broken."
"Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."
"Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
Best Excuses If You Get
Caught Sleeping At Work (cont.)
"It
worked well for Reagan, didn't it?"
"I was cross-training for telecommuting."
"Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!"
"Wasn't sleeping. Was trying to pick up a contact lens without hands."
"The mailman flipped out and pulled a gun, so I was playing dead to
avoid getting shot, not sleeping at work like it appeared."
"I was just waiting for the mighty 386 computer you gave me to finish
compiling the data on the work efficiency project."
"I'm increasing everyone else's productivity by reducing my oxygen
consumption."
"I was up all night tracking down hackers that were trying to break
into our system. Luckily I was able to hold them off!"
"I was testing my cubicles to ensure the sleeping conditions satisfie
ISO-9000 norms."
"Me, snoring? No, that was my floppy drive!"
Best Excuses If You Get
Caught Sleeping At Work (cont.)
"Statistics prove that people who take a short nap after lunch get more
accomplished than people who don't."
"I got wrapped up with my project last night and haven't gone home yet,
I must have dozed off."
"Recent developments in computer monitor design allow me to project
information directly onto my eyelids."
"I was just testing my eyelids for holes. So far I haven't found any,
but I must keep looking!"
"I was hypnotized by my screen saver."
"Geez, I thought you were gone for the day."
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