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! I was meditating on the mission
statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
"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!"
"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."
"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!"
"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."
