Top 11 best things to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk:

11. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
10. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to."
9. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper"
8. "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
7. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
6. "Actually I'm doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned it at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend.
5. "Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."
4. "The coffee machine is broken...."
3. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."
2. "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
AND THE #1 BEST THING TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK:
1. "I wasn't sleeping, I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands."
Disclaimer: I wouldn't recommend lying though if you are really caught sleeping when you weren't supposed to be.


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