# April 3 is National Workplace Napping Day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 3, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513 "2000-04-03T18:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513/1 "2000-04-04T05:28:00Z")

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[http://www.wisctv.com/sh/health/stories/health-20000403-123331.html](http://www.wisctv.com/sh/health/stories/health-20000403-123331.html)

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           Napping OK At The Workplace Monday

           Short Sleep Break Could Be Just What
           Workers Need

           NEW HAVEN, Conn., Updated 8:43 a.m. EDT April
           3, 2000 -- If you're starting to nod off on the job
           Monday, you're ready for the first National Workplace
           Napping Day.

           The event is being pushed by Bill and Camille Anthony,
           co-authors of two books on napping. They say a short
           sleep break is just what workers need when they begin
           to drag in the afternoon.

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The Anthonys picked Monday for the event because  
many people are a little extra tired after giving up an  
hour of sleep at the start of daylight-saving time.

```
           Craig Yarde has already bought into the idea. The
           president of Yarde Metals in Connecticut has told his
           workers to bring lawn chairs and blankets for a midday
           snooze. He's even providing eye-masks.
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**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513/2 "2000-04-04T05:49:00Z")

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Does this mean we have to stay late today to make up for our nap or just skip lunch? 😉

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**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513/3 "2000-04-03T18:02:00Z")

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My boss didn’t go for it. Oh well, guess I’ll just keep myself awake by posting to message boards.

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Any similarity between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513/4 "2000-04-03T19:04:00Z")

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HA! I sleep on the job _every_ day. It only _looks_ like my eyes are open. 😉

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank

“Mom, he’s a neo Nazi! He’s a doctor also? Well…” - WallyM7

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**Author:** ![Nanno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Nanno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanno)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-3-is-national-workplace-napping-day/15513/5 "2000-04-04T02:50:00Z")

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What? now you tell me? the days is over!!!  
makeup for it tomorrow

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whatever for?