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 and happy again.
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.
I had a friend that used to go in the staircase in the back of the office after lunch so he could take a nap. IMO that’s the biggest downside of “working”, alongside commute and timezones.
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 and happy again.