September 20, 2006
Many types of Naps!
Isn't it about time we worker bees in the New World staged a Nap Revolution? Sleeping on the job should be encouraged and rewarded. Companies could set up a sliding pay scale depending on what type of nap the well-rested employee has taken.
The categories could go as follows:
Royal siesta: A sudden midday slumber so deep and powerful you're convinced you've slept straight through to the following morning. This is done on straight time.
Hypno nap: Usually experienced at the office during a mandatory Powerpoint presentation titled "Macroeconomic Modeling, Anatomy of the Masticatory System and You." Management pays time-and-a-half.
Power nap: Similar to the "power lunch" from the yuppie heyday of the '80s, this also involves two martinis. Employers should be responsible for bartender's gratuity and your cab ride home to your cot.
Disco nap: Intense-but-brief snooze prior to a late night of working/partying. Negotiable rate.
Nero nap: Half-sleep and half-daydream in which visions of Vespas and Roman holidays dance in your head. It's a freebie.
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