Supposedly melatonin-infused (among other things) patches, sold on Amazon. If I were to fall asleep at the office, I sure wouldn’t need any help with that. In the car though… scratches head
I’m not sure about the office, but I’ve slept in my car on road trips and during evacuations. It’s super uncomfortable, so maybe that’s the demographic that they’re trying to reach?
was going to say, car has 2 practical concepts, 1. you aren’t the driver (or are rotating drivers to keep on the road 24 hours). 2. You are homeless or in a position you can’t afford a hotel.
Now obviously office, not many good examples I can think of… if you are in a job that’s expected to sleep, you generally have some kind of sleeping setup (hospitals, fire houses etc…).
I used to work in a country where siestas are common, so it isn’t out of the ordinary to see people sleeping at their work desks during lunch. There are usually also sleeping rooms with recliners you can use.
In Japan, its infamously standard to sleep at one’s desk. Wouldn’t be surprised to hear that it’s the same in China.
I worked at a call center for a while, and it wasn’t common to need people to sleep, but during a particularly nasty snow storm, the CEO was trying to get people to sleep over at the office so they could wake up and take on extra shifts. (Not great, but we did answer for a lot of healthcare offices. Not really an excuse, but context.)
I have slept in my office, it’s not an abnormal thing in my field. Hell, in my current location I am (currently) laying in a ‘bedroom’ onsite, fashioned out of an empty office in one of our empty buildings.
Slam one in the car and race to your destination before you fall asleep.
In japan its considered a sign of hard work to fall asleep at the office.
oh I would be their CEO by now
I currently live in Taiwan and I can tell you that napping in the middle of the day is sometimes required. As early as grade school all the way to college and even some jobs require you to nap.
It’s the culture to nap.
Car: road trip with breaks, you want to sleep a couple hours at a rest stop but it takes forever to fall asleep because as soon as you stop the car you feel wide awake again.
You got me on office tho, maybe it’s for those people who power nap at lunch?
Working for Amazon will put you in both of these positions
I’ve looked like that car picture many times. I’ve taken many car naps at work during lunch. It takes some practice and routine setting, but it’s really effective when i get into the swing and nap daily for a couple weeks. 1 hour lunch paired with <15 mins to great and rest something from home
Napping at the office is something I wish I were able to do (I can’t really fall asleep ‘on demand’). I believe it’s common in Japan to sleep while commuting due to their hostile work culture. In the southern European countries it’s customary to have a mid-day nap, though I don’t know if you’d have at at the office.
Also: Just because they’re symbolising ‘office’ with a desk and chair, that doesn’t mean they expect you to sleep there. But if they showed a dedicated rest room (bad choice of words), no-one would think ‘office’.
