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Snow was a bigger deal in NJ when I was working in manufacturing up there as staff not an operator. I had a service clear my driveway so I could get it plowed and get to work if it snowed. First time that happened, I headed out to work along a busy US highway 22 to ward NYC to get to work. About half way to work I noticed I was the only one on the road lol. We had over 12 in of snow. I saw a cop car idling in a parking lot and asked the cop if it was safe to be on the road...he said sure...so on to work I went lol.
Not that my job was a critical as the plant workers but if you didnt show up they razzed you for months lol
College all-nighters didn't count. Those didn't work so great anyway in terms of productivity.
Back in the day in the programming labs, a couple of us built sleep areas that were mostly out of sight. Despite that, I can't recall spending much time napping at work as it just didn't gel with my style. In the decades since, I cannot recall deliberately taking a nap of any kind during any particular day. Nor being drunk on the job or other gross dereliction.
I've never been that devoted to a job to care enough for working through the night. I've seen some weird places, done some weird things from the Nevada to California deserts and urban areas, but sleeping as a regular occurrence: not so much.
Hmm: Last year we had some 1am migrations of hardware at hospitals, that being one of the better times to do the activities in most cases. A couple failed, so we had conference bridges going to 6am or so for troubleshooting. After one must have been about November-December I nodded off mid-conversation (by phone) with a couple guys, so they laughed and took over for me c. 9-10am. Probably doesn't count, though, as not a regular thing. Great teams at that company, btw.
While not a regular event, I have stayed on a couch in the conference room /unused office room a couple dozen times over the ten year span of my previous job. Generally this was due to me being too tired to deal with the 1 hour commute and too cheap to take a taxi (most of that before Uber existing). Among the reasons not to do it too often was absence of a shower (it had been promised a few times, never delivered). Had there been an option of a really cheap and nearby motel, I would have been a frequent customer - but I never had been able to find one that would feel safe and clean.
I will occasionally go into an unused conference room, tip a chair over backwards and create an improvised pillow. Catch a snooze during my lunch break. I've been doing this for over 25 years now. No over-nighters.
Years ago we brought in a temp to help during an exceptionally busy time. She used to nap on her lunch hour back in a back office, on the carpet underneath a table.
Same office, just across the hallway, one of the land managers "fell asleep" at his desk. Nobody realized it for what it really was. Turned out he had had a massive coronary, died with his head on his desk.
the only time i slept at work was during a huge sudden snow storm in an area that rarely got snow. There were several hotels within walking distance, all of which filled up quickly. Since it was a cardiac specialty hospital, it was common to have people sleeping in the lobby (family members of patient undergoing cardiac surgery). So we were allowed to sleep there. I only did this for one night. It was simply not safe to be on the roads. One other time a snow storm hit, and a co-worker who lived nearby let me stay at their place.
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