Feeling sleepy? Just going to put your head down for a second? So many have done it and awoken with the shadow of management lingering over them. While we don’t condone sleeping on the job, here are a few great excuses conjured by the half awake mind.

“I wasn’t sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!”

“They told me at the blood bank this might happen.”

“I wasn’t sleeping, I was trying to pick up a contact lens without hands.”

“Amen”

“This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to.”

“I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress.”

“This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!”

“Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won’t wear off!”

“Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.”