If you caught an employee sleeping on company time, what would you say to them?

“Are you feeling alright?”

I guess that means everyone in the military is fired, lol.

Wipe your chin you’re drooling.

You’re fired?

“my office, now.”

Then they would be asked to justify/explain their actions,

And this doesn’t have to just be at their desk.

Some company breakrooms do have couches long enough for one adult to lay down on. What if you were a manager who walked in that room and caught your subordinate sleeping there? How would you respond differently from if you caught them with their head down at their desk?

“Must be nice to get paid for sleeping.”

If it’s a job that pays by the hour, install some software on their computer that detects when the user is active and when it is not. Pay accordingly, and refer to your “timetable” when they ask why their pay got suddenly docked about 50%.

why are you sleeping?

Removed by me- didn’t pay enough attention.

If you are not sick, you better have a good explanation for sleeping on the job!

I’d turn out the lights, have everybody leave the room for a moment and turn the clocks forward if necessary. Then I’d put an arm on their shoulder and ask “Okay, so how long were you really asleep?”

Can I join you?

“You asleep?”

“Wake up. You’re going to get in trouble.” Then I’d ask if the person was okay. If it was a common occurrence, I’d mess with them all the time by waking them up in rude ways.

Depends on whether I like the employee or not.

I might advise him or her if a supervisor is present. Otherwise, it’s none of my business.
Besides…paying someone that sleeps on the job is no more worse than paying someone who doesn’t know the job…a common occurrence in the government agency I work for.

A friend of mine at a company I used to work for actually got fired for sleeping (regularly) on the job. He had even set up a little space for himself in a broom closet. I guess when he was discovered, The Boss said to him: “Musta been some party last night, huh?” Our boss was cool. But still (understandably) required to fire him.

If it’s not my business and if their sleeping is not increasing my work load, I would ignore it. They will get caught soon enough and I would prefer not to be the snitch. If it is my business and I am paying the person, they would be in seriously deep doo doo!!!

Well as a supervisor myself I try to give them the benefit of the doubt the first time. I usually wake them up and advise them to take a walk and get some coffee.. If the behavior continues we take action up to a final warning ( a step before termination ). Three strikes your out.

“Slide over and pass me that Teddy Bear.”

Coffee?

The first time it happened I would tell him or her to go home, get some sleep, and be back fresh on the job in the morning. The second time, I would warn that a third time would not be tolerated.

Ask: Did you pull an all-nighter for the company?

“C’mon, you need to wake up before the Boss sees you.”

“No wet dreams, I hope.”

“Get the hell up you lazy ass before I tell the boss, and wipe your chin! your drolling!”