Today, after a sleepless night, I fell asleep at my work desk. When I awoke, I found my co-workers had duct taped me to my chair. I was yelling at them to untape me, when our boss came in, scolded me for fucking about on the job, and left without saying a word to my colleagues. FML
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Today, my coworkers were bored. To solve this, they taped me to a chair and tried tickling me to death. My boss joined in. FML
Today, I worked 24 hours straight fixing my company's servers. After it was over, I breathed a huge sigh of relief and promptly fell asleep at my desk. My boss found me an hour later, refused to listen to me, and fired me for sleeping on the job. FML
Today, I fell asleep while on the toilet at work. When I woke up, I tried to quietly sneak back to my desk, only to be caught by my boss. He immediately sent me packing and gave his "best wishes" for me in the unemployment line. FML
Today, I fell asleep at my desk. It's bad enough that it was for 45 minutes and that I was snoring. What makes it worse? My boss woke me up. FML
Today, I apparently fell asleep during a work Zoom meeting. I awoke to no meeting on my screen and an e-mail from my boss saying I was terminated, and to do something about my "sleep apnea." FML
Today, I was really, REALLY tired at work. I went to the restroom to take a little break, and must have dozed off, because I was awoken by my boss, knocking on the door of the stall. Apparently, I had been snoring. FML
Today, at work, I fell asleep. This is how I discovered that when I'm sleeping, and am scared awake by my boss with an air horn, I yelp louder than a terrier and piss my pants. FML
Today, I was trying to sneak a nap at work by lying on my desk with my arms over my head, hoping my computer screen would cover me. I woke up to find my coworker had taped a sign on the back of my screen that said, "I’m not sleeping, I'm just buffering." Pictures were taken. FML
Today, I started my new job. It seems my colleagues are moronic pranksters, because when I leaned back in my chair, the backrest came apart and I fell to the ground, to much laughter. My boss immediately shouted at me to, "Stop fucking about." I thought this only happened in movies. FML
Today, I yelled out while I was asleep. However, I was sleeping during a very important meeting with customers and my boss. FML
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KareBear7364 5
Well, I can see how this can be unfair. However, you shouldn't be falling asleep at work. Energy drink!
ElatedEarthling 15
You're at a desk, just use scissors or a letter opener to get free from the tape. Then after work, meet your coworkers in the parking lot with duct tape and wheely chairs and push them out into traffic. >:)
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KVKdragon 26
I really dislike coworkers who do pranks like this. I'm ok with harmless and annoying/clever/funny pranks but what the coworkers did to OP was a little much. Not to mention that they just left the OP hanging to take the heat for something he or she didn't do
Zebediabolical 45
I'm sure I'm going to get thumbed down for this, but you're not getting paid to sleep on company time. Use some stimulants. There's a reason there's a coffee/tea pot in pretty much every office in the developed world. Coffee, energy drinks, caffeine pills, there's a way to get through until lunchtime, then a powernap and a light meal. Power your way through until you're off the clock and catch up on your own time.
Wealthyparrot 9
No, I agree. If I were the boss, I would have scolded OP for sleeping on the job, and the coworkers for wasting even MORE time.
love_me_electric 20
Caffeine pills on no sleep are a really bad idea. If you follow the directions you'll be fine, but most people I know who use them don't. Probably better to fall asleep at your desk (or better yet, stay home) than have an overdose at work.
Zebediabolical 45
I've been using caffeine pills for decades. The most common dosage I've seen in five provinces, nine states and Mexico was 100mg, though there are certainly extra strength versions available. . The average cup of coffee is about 130mg. So long as you check the dosage on the bottle, the rule of thumb is essentially four pills equals three 8oz cups of coffee. Or a little more than one venti. They're only really worse for you if you're washing them down with caffeinated beverages,
perdix 31
You're lucky your boss didn't just wheel you out the door and leave you on the sidewalk. Desk chairs are kind of expensive, though.
PhotoSmith 25
The expense could have been taken out of OP's severance pay.
olpally 33
The people you work with are trolls and your boss is an ignorant ****.
redsoxcfs2002 2
Don't fall asleep at work, you deserved it.
worldclassrager 41
You should have taken an antihistamine or some NyQuil...or if your arms were not tapped down you can peel at the tape or grab a pair of scissors...
LyraAlluse 25
Somehow this post seems like one of the missing chapters of 50 Shades of Grey, and one of the only things that would have made said book interesting.
Crammed 10
Talk about a heavy sleeper!! Duct taped to your desk?!? That sounds more like a coma!! Haha
Llama_Face89 34
Reasons why you don't sleep at work. Pound a gallon of coffee and pass out on your living room floor when you get home.
EvilUndead 9
That's why you should always carry a knife with you...
kozzard 17
...so it can sit helplessly in your pocket while your arms are taped to a chair?