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Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by winrid »

jayd16 wrote: post #71
winrid wrote: post #22

I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day. At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps." They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on. Stupid. Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant ca…

Politically you just need to call it a "quiet room." Dimmer lights, no keyboards. It's a much easier sell than a nap room and you can still nap in it.

Pretty sure it was called quiet room

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by nextos »

amelius wrote: post #44
nextos wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the same issue, and also experience relief by resting the front of my head. It is so bad these headaches often trigger visual artifacts. I have found that stretching my shoulder joints works well to stop my severe cervicogenic headaches when they are beginning to develop. I need to rotate my shoulders 90 degrees back till they click. My neck gets in place. Sometimes it does not work. Avoiding laptop work decre…

You may have a weak back, lower trapezius. Perhaps look into superman poses as a way of regaining strength, e.g. https://www.artofliving.org/nl-en/node/329473

Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by an_aparallel »

This product looks like a pro RTO managers wet dream. Fucking gross. As per comments here - just take a regular nap in your own bed/couch. Last time i napped in a common room at work - one of my idiotic co-workers who's never heard of boundaries took pictures of me un-aware.

Big no thanks to nap rooms/or napping at work. It's either a signal your workplace overworks people, or difficult to do as an employee without worrying about judgement. Perhaps seeing your CEO/CTO do it makes it easier. But that's a lot of ifs.

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by mikae1 »

jayd16 wrote: post #71
winrid wrote: post #22

I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day. At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps." They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on. Stupid. Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant ca…

Politically you just need to call it a "quiet room." Dimmer lights, no keyboards. It's a much easier sell than a nap room and you can still nap in it.

In Sweden it’s mandatory[1] that each workplace should have a ”resting room”. Surely, not every workplace has it though.

[1] https://ka-se.translate.goog/2021/06/14/ska-det-finnas-ett-v...

PS. It's unlucky for the translation that toilets are called rest rooms in English speaking countries. :) In Sweden bathroom or rest room is called toalett (toilet).

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by noonething »

daft_pink wrote: post #23

My friends in France complain when they are required to work a few extra minutes more than their contract. I don't know anything about work culture in Japan, but seeing something like this makes me wonder if Japanese companies are overworking their employees. Even though it is cool, and I totally want one!

I too would like my own overworked Japanese employee

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by RugnirViking »

winrid wrote: post #22

I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day. At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps." They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on. Stupid. Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant ca…

Do you actually sleep in that room? Like nap nap? I can't imagine being able to fall asleep and wake up within ten minutes

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel »

mikae1 wrote: post #84
jayd16 wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Politically you just need to call it a "quiet room." Dimmer lights, no keyboards. It's a much easier sell than a nap room and you can still nap in it.

In Sweden it’s mandatory[1] that each workplace should have a ”resting room”. Surely, not every workplace has it though. [1] https://ka-se.translate.goog/2021/06/14/ska-det-finnas-ett-v... PS. It's unlucky for the translation that toilets are called rest rooms in English speaking countries. :) In Sweden bathroom or rest room is called toalett (toilet).

I was under the impression those are for when someone is ill, but I can't substantiate that.

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by winrid »

RugnirViking wrote: post #86
winrid wrote: post #22

I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day. At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps." They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on. Stupid. Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant ca…

Do you actually sleep in that room? Like nap nap? I can't imagine being able to fall asleep and wake up within ten minutes

Yes. It takes practice. I set a timer to wake up. See also: coffee nap.

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by fy20 »

yonaguska wrote: post #51
phyzome wrote: post #25

So glad I work from home these days. Napping in the office was always uncomfortable -- one shitty cot in a nap room that wasn't always available and where the door didn't even lock. Sometimes I crawled under a desk or behind a cubicle. And that nap room was considered an amenity! But now I have my own bed, so instead of being a completely miserable and unproductive zombie, I can take a proper nap and then be alert an…

I used to be in an office overlooking Millennium Park in Chicago. when the weather was nice, a 20 min post lunch nap on a park bench did wonders for my productivity. I do miss it, but I have the superpower of being able to instantly sleep pretty much anywhere, anytime.

I was travelling in India earlier this year, and it seems like this is a common superpower there. Two notable cases:

1) Two men in the back of a truck holding up an engine block (one on each side), both fast asleep. I still don't understand how labourers are cheaper than ratchet straps.

2) While waiting for my flight out, there were a few people lying on the concrete floor of the airport, fast asleep.

Re: Pillows to help workers snooze at desk

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Post by shard »

winrid wrote: post #22

I remember when we had a dedicated nap room at work, it was really nice and a ten min nap would greatly improve my productivity for the 2nd half of the day. At one point the new VP of Eng, who was fairly old, joked that "I should be the only one taking naps." They later put pingpong etc in the room and turned the lights back on. Stupid. Anyway always happy to see companies embracing naps. Much better than constant ca…

I used to go out to my car and nap in the car during lunch, until I started working at a company that was close enough to not need to drive, and away went my nap time. With WFH, nap time is back on the table and I am a happy man.
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