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Have you ever fallen asleep at work/school?

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Have you ever fallen asleep at work/school?

#1 Postby Cyclenall » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:22 pm

As the title says, have you? I've never fallen completely asleep during either work or school but there were a few times when my eyelids became very heavy and I would start to doze off briefly. This has happened both during a lesson and when I was supposed to be working. There would be times when I was so tired I wished I could just lay down right on the floor and sleep. I've seen/heard someone fall fast asleep before right during class and snoring could be heard throughout the room.
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#2 Postby angelwing » Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:53 am

I have falled asleep at both jobs...not good either when the boss catches you :eek:
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#3 Postby StormingB81 » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:53 am

Does it count when I was deployed and only had like 2 hours of sleep the night before? they told me to go home but work had to get done and I didnt want to put extra work on people
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#4 Postby brunota2003 » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:04 am

In the military, especially while deployed or while in movement, you sleep when you can. So that counts as "while at work" :lol: You learn to sleep in any position on any kind of surface...and I've fallen asleep at school before, too.
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#5 Postby StormingB81 » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:59 am

brunota2003 wrote:In the military, especially while deployed or while in movement, you sleep when you can. So that counts as "while at work" :lol: You learn to sleep in any position on any kind of surface...and I've fallen asleep at school before, too.



I didnt know I could fall asleep for a couple of hours on concrete till it was the only option.....
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Re: Have you ever fallen asleep at work/school?

#6 Postby dizzyfish » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:41 am

Does driving home from a meeting count as "at work"? :eek:
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#7 Postby LilGrimmy » Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:59 pm

You better believe I do. Got a bad case of that thing they call senioritis...
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#8 Postby Cryomaniac » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:03 pm

I've not had a job for ages (been to university, then been looking since last year) but I have fallen asleep at work (although only very briefly), school and university.
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#9 Postby Cyclenall » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:40 pm

StormingB81 wrote:Does it count when I was deployed and only had like 2 hours of sleep the night before? they told me to go home but work had to get done and I didnt want to put extra work on people

If you didn't doze off or fall asleep then no.

brunota2003 wrote:In the military, especially while deployed or while in movement, you sleep when you can. So that counts as "while at work" :lol: You learn to sleep in any position on any kind of surface...and I've fallen asleep at school before, too.

Saw some video of soldiers sleeping all over this cement surface and in upright positions.

dizzyfish wrote:Does driving home from a meeting count as "at work"? :eek:

No, but extremely dangerous.

LilGrimmy wrote:Got a bad case of that thing they call senioritis...

???

I'm surprised by the poll numbers, I thought all the Yes answers would be in the Almost category. Shows how rampant the problem is.
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#10 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:47 am

The most comfortable position in the world to take a nap, during a long day, is in your body armor (the vest with plates), propped up against a wall...it doesn't matter what surface you are on! :lol:
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#11 Postby StormingB81 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:43 am

Cyclenall wrote:
StormingB81 wrote:Does it count when I was deployed and only had like 2 hours of sleep the night before? they told me to go home but work had to get done and I didnt want to put extra work on people

If you didn't doze off or fall asleep then no.

Oh I fell asleep alright..
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#12 Postby MississippiHurricane » Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:53 pm

Too many times to count! Mostly its been me nodding off and jerking awake before snoring. I have also fallen asleep at work sitting in a car waiting for the car to tell me if i need to add oil or not and that process takes about 10 mins.
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#13 Postby wx247 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:36 pm

I haven't, which is good because no telling what the kids would do if the teacher fell asleep. LOL

There have been a few days I have wanted to after being up late at night tracking storms or waiting on a snow that didn't pan out. 8-)
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#14 Postby yulou » Tue May 01, 2012 3:12 am

i hardly ever fall asleep at school
but i fell asleep at maths class about 2 yrs ago
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#15 Postby mf_dolphin » Wed May 02, 2012 8:46 am

brunota2003 wrote:The most comfortable position in the world to take a nap, during a long day, is in your body armor (the vest with plates), propped up against a wall...it doesn't matter what surface you are on! :lol:


Been there as well. You get tired enough and you can sleep anywhere. During a deployment I fell asleep at the wheel of a deuce while we were waiting to be marshaled out into the convoy. :-)
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#16 Postby Stephanie » Sat May 05, 2012 7:42 pm

Unfortunately, in the morning on the way to work I do get drowsy, especially in stop and go traffic. I do have coffee with me, btw. I've been fortunate but it does scare me.

I get drowsy at work too in the middle of the afternoon. Need that afternoon caffeine fix to get me through the last few hours. I wish they had nap time! :lol:
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#17 Postby TexasStooge » Tue May 08, 2012 12:08 pm

I have fallen asleep when I was in my elementary school years, but only when I felt sick in the middle of the day. FUnny thing is, my teacher(s) never chew me out for it.
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#18 Postby O Town » Wed May 30, 2012 7:51 pm

ALL the time in high school. Going to sleep at midnight and having to be in first period at 7 was lethal at that age. I had a history teacher who loved to smack the crap out of your desk if he busted you snoozing. Funny to watch if victim wasn't you. :lol: But um yeah I have wiped the drool off my face once or twice in high school. 8-)
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#19 Postby brunota2003 » Wed May 30, 2012 10:03 pm

mf_dolphin wrote:
brunota2003 wrote:The most comfortable position in the world to take a nap, during a long day, is in your body armor (the vest with plates), propped up against a wall...it doesn't matter what surface you are on! :lol:


Been there as well. You get tired enough and you can sleep anywhere. During a deployment I fell asleep at the wheel of a deuce while we were waiting to be marshaled out into the convoy. :-)

:lol: I fell asleep in one of the helicopters as they were flying us from BIAP (Baghdad International Airport) to my FOB. One of the flights from Kuwait to BIAP I fell asleep on...and then they did the combat landing. Talk about a startling wake up! "We are currently at 10,000 feet, and will be on the ground in two minutes." "No way they get us down that quickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! Oh sh**...hey look, we're on the ground!" Lmao!
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#20 Postby mf_dolphin » Wed May 30, 2012 10:30 pm

ROFLMAO! While I was at Ft Bragg we did a couple of "max-effort landings". First (and hopefully) the last time I ever get the opportunity to kiss my own butt. :lol:
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