Sleeping on the Job

So our monkeys' experiences and expertise with sleeping on the job was worth noting in this Businessweek article: "Sleeping on the Job? Good! Overachievers Do"


Rogoszinski is by no means a lone clandestine sleeper. Comments on Wall Street Oasis, a Web forum popular among investment bankers, reveal an obsessive interest in daytime napping, with tips on “sleep hacking” (moving to polyphasic sleep schedules), recommendations on where to doze (bathroom stalls, conference rooms), and directions for how to act when caught (as if nothing unusual had happened).

When nodding off on a toilet, “you clearly need the seat down for maximum comfort,” advises one commenter, “which necessitates pants up to prevent your bare ass on the cold porcelain. Longest I ever slept uninterrupted without tipping over was two hours, from 4-6am.”

Thread of reference: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/bathroom

 

MODs make this post cover page, WSO was mentioned on the businessweek article. Also,someone paste the WSO excerpt from the article on the main post as well.

Rogoszinski is by no means a lone clandestine sleeper. Comments on Wall Street Oasis, a Web forum popular among investment bankers, reveal an obsessive interest in daytime napping, with tips on “sleep hacking” (moving to polyphasic sleep schedules), recommendations on where to doze (bathroom stalls, conference rooms), and directions for how to act when caught (as if nothing unusual had happened). When nodding off on a toilet, “you clearly need the seat down for maximum comfort,” advises one commenter, “which necessitates pants up to prevent your bare ass on the cold porcelain. Longest I ever slept uninterrupted without tipping over was two hours, from 4-6am.”

CaptK's hilarious comment is mentioned lol

 

This is absolutely retarded... if you're that sleep deprived, just forego the drinking/partying on the weekends and catch up on your Zs. I don't know a single person in the industry who only works and sleeps. There's always fat that can be cut if necessary.

/thread.

 
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Well I always hoped to one day be in BusinessWeek, but I never thought my first appearance would be like this.

- Capt K - "Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, bait the hook with prestige." - Paul Graham
 

I try to get a power nap for 15-30 mins post dinner in a conf room around 2200 hrs to recharge my batteries a bit, sleeping during the day is way to risky imho

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CHItizen:
Definitely not as comfortable as going home to your bed, but if you have a small pillow and a gym/place to take a warm shower for when you wake up, it's not too bad.
yea i wood think the shower is key cuz u gonna be a bit groggy after u get up
 
itecya:
You guys are losers, go home and get some rest. It's not worth it grinding out all-nighters

If you look through your old threads there's quite a few about hours (http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/how-much-earlier-do-analysts-leav…). With your attitude, if you do in-fact have an offer, I think you're going to struggle.

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

Do you guys wounder where the air hostess sleep on a plane? I found this video.

I say firms should invest in something like this rather than having analyst go crazy because of lack of sleep. Even one hour of sleep helps.

 
jpmoranmonkeysachs:
Do you guys wounder where the air hostess sleep on a plane? I found this video.

I say firms should invest in something like this rather than having analyst go crazy because of lack of sleep. Even one hour of sleep helps.

Some big law firms already have sleep areas.

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

Law firm in LA remodeled awhile back and they put futons where the couch's used to be in the lounge and some offices

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

Someone told me a BB firm in HK has a nap room and research proved efficiency (however they were measuring it) in the division that had access to it rose 13% in a quarter. That, to me, is brilliant. That way no one has to hit the cold porcelain throne to get 15 minutes of shut-eye.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 
A Posse Ad Esse:
Someone told me a BB firm in HK has a nap room and research proved efficiency (however they were measuring it) in the division that had access to it rose 13% in a quarter. That, to me, is brilliant. That way no one has to hit the cold porcelain throne to get 15 minutes of shut-eye.

When I worked nights in a hospital in college I used to take naps in the breast feeding pump room thing since it was closed during the night shift...nice beds, TVs etc...I can see how naps would improve efficiency

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

At my shop ppl just sleep at their desks. I've done it a few times and, to be honest, when you have done a back to back all-nighter, noone is going to say shit to you for doing it.

From the ghetto....
 

It's ok to do every once in a while.

It's probably not kosher to cancel the lease on your apartment.

I've grabbed 2 hours of sleep in a conference room a couple times on what were otherwise all-nighters.

It's just not healthy, at least by the standards of 60-70 hour weeks in Quant Analytics. That's probably what an MD in Research would tell you if he noticed and said something about it.

In IBD, if you're expected to pull 120 hour weeks, they're probably going to be even less worried about this than in research.

 

Would recommend against it unless this is an office-wide thing. The analyst who's sleeping in his cube is usually also the analyst who's fucking up a lot. Senior guys value that kind of work ethic, sure, but they also value efficiency. So if you come across as perpetually overwhelmed by your work....it's not a good look.

 

I used to sleep in my tiny office a couple days a week before we moved to another building with open floor. Hence my raging fucking psychotic hatred of open floors. I moved closer to work this year though, so there's that.

A couple guys I know have mastered the ninja art of sleeping in a bathroom stall but I can not yet snatch that grasshopper from the master.

Get busy living
 
Booger45:

I've seriously considered sleeping in the MD's office near my cube that has a huge couch on it. Any thoughts?

ROFL. You know one morning you will oversleep/MD come in early and he goes wtf are you doing on my couch and awkward moment.

 

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