Best excuses if you get caught sleeping in your office or cubicle ------------------------------------------------------------------ "It's okay...I'm still billing the client." "They told me at the blood bank this might happen." "This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time-management course you sent me to." "I was working smarter -- not harder." "Whew! I musta left the top off the liquid paper." "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!" "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!" "I was testing the keyboard for drool-resistance." "I'm in the management training program." "I'm actually doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made us attend." "This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!" "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. Do you discriminate against people who practice Yoga?" "Damn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem." "The coffee machine is broke ... " "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot." "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!" "It worked well for Reagan, didn't it?" "I was cross-training for telecommuting. (Next, I watch the Waltons.)" "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!" "Wasn't sleeping. Was trying to pick up contact lense without hands." "The mailman flipped out and pulled a gun so I was playing dead to avoid getting shot." "Geez, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day."