Snoring at work?

[Starbrite]

My cubicle neighbor is snoring....very loudly. You can hear him at least 4 cubes away. What do you do.... Let him sleep? Wake him?

The boss has his door shut or I'm sure he would hear it too. It's a fairly quiet office.


Have you ever fallen asleep at work? I just can't imagine being so tired I would fall asleep at work.

 

[threecrazykids]

This totally made my day.

I'd leave him alone and just giggle at him. That is HILARIOUS!


We have a girl in our office that fell asleep at one of our exec meetings literally right next to our VP.

The VP says "I know I'm boring to listen too but man, she's making it REALLY obvious!"

 

[threecrazykids]

Forgot to add...my husband used to fall asleep at work all the time. Until we found out he had sleep apnea.

Is this a young kid who would be out late at night maybe? Or a new baby in the house or something?

I'd assume there is medical issues going on if nothing in his environment is causing him lack of sleep.

It can be scary though, my husband used to nod off while driving. We took care if it IMMEDIATELY the first time I saw that. I was so upset he would risk his and other people like that.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Aren't you supposed to take a picture of them and then circulate it around the office? I guess in this case take a video and post it on You Tube!

 

[BeenHereB4]

I'd be nice and wake him up. Giggle and say we can hear you snoring and don't want you to get in trouble? I'd feel bad if the boss heard and I could've helped out (unless of course he's an evil co-worker! )

After I moved out from ex-DH and became a single mom who was working full time with a 90 minute commute each way, I nodded off a few times at work. luckily I don't snore and I wasn't caught!

 

[Cantw8]

Aren't you supposed to take a picture of them and then circulate it around the office? I guess in this case take a video and post it on You Tube!

Yep, thats the way it works here. I also don't get the whole sleeping at work thing

 

[Robmom]

I would definitely video tape that!

 

[storzo]

We had an older lady here who used to nod off all the time. I just let her be but the other girl used to drop phone books on the floor to wake her.

 

[Jingle]

I think you should put a blanket on him.

 

[swandiverpatt]

Many years ago I worked in a department with an elderly woman. Sometimes I'd walk by her office and she'd be asleep at her desk -- I would call her from my office and then hang up (back before Caller ID). Figured it was doing her a kind favor.

 

[TeresaBelle]

I think you should put a blanket on him.

That made me laugh out loud!!!

 

[frisco]

That made me laugh out loud!!!

Me too.

Guess it's a slow day for him, eh?

 

[Heidict]

The guy in the cubicle next to me does this. All though the snoring has been to a minimum. Of course, his is because he stays out late drinking and partying and not getting any sleep. I occasionally throw things at his head. Light stuff, pencils, balled up pieces of paper. I told him that next time I was throwing the stapler. Or sometimes I just say something to him. The boss has caught him before. We were very happy about that, for many many reasons. Love the guy, but he really is close to being useless around here.

I used to go out and party also, but I never fell asleep at work because of it and I was never late or called out sick because of it. If you can't handle it, then it's time to scale back and stop doing it. IMO

 

[anniemae]

OMG! I think I would probably wake him up before the boss finds out!! Maybe he had a rough night last night. Or you could let him sleep and eventually his phone will probably ring and he will wake up. Poor guy.

 

[OK!]

There's a guy in my office who does that, too. His desk is probably 50 feet from mine and I can hear him perfectly. Our course of action is usually to listen and giggle.

 

[BCV513]

It's time to break out the shaving cream and bowl of warm water.

 

[Handbag Lady]

It's time to break out the shaving cream and bowl of warm water.

Darn, I was going to suggest Magic Markers!


My dad fell asleep at work once, in the 1960's at the shipyard where he worked. Usually, this was grounds for termination, but luckily his boss at the time simply asked him why. If it was drinking or issues like that, he'd be fired.

My dad told the truth. My older sister had just been born and both of my parents were getting no sleep. The boss took pity on my dad and let him off the hook. Ever since then, this guy has asked my dad how "our little girl" is doing and even met her years later at one of the boat launchings. He called her the little troublemaker and boy, did that stick!

I'd wake the sleeping person before he gets into trouble if this seems like a health or family issue.

 

[Disney Doll]

I'd wake him. And NOT take a picture or video of him. And maybe mention sleep apnea, unless he knows the reason he's so tired today.

 

[S. C.]

My cubicle neighbor is snoring....very loudly. You can hear him at least 4 cubes away. What do you do

Let him know you can't sleep because he is snoring too loud.


Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[sbell111]

Let's see, sleeping at work. He's not doing his job and it affects other staff members in a number of negative ways. He should be sent home and subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.