While sitting in my cube last week I kept hearing what sounded like snoring. After a couple of days of listening to it, I investigated.
A new employee started last Monday and she sits caddy-corner to my cube. At first I thought I was imagining the snoring. Then I thought, well, maybe she's just tired today. Well, dear Lord, apparently the woman gets no sleep cause now that's all I hear. We're not talking sleeping as in doing the head bob and waking yourself up from a slight snore. We're talking, full-on, S-N-O-R-I-N-G!
A co-worker and I tried banging on desks and talking loudly to wake the woman up, but she slept through all the noise. Word has gotten around that this woman is sleeping and it's become a good laugh. Her boss even walked in on her last week and caught her sleeping. Yet, here she is again, SNORING! I thought sleeping on the job was grounds for termination. Not that I want her to actually get fired, but at least put the fear in her so she'll wake up and shut-up!
I was sitting in my cube today minding my own business, actually finishing up some work and all I can hear is the snoring. I know starting a new job and not having a computer is boring, but bring a book or headphones to keep you busy. Or, for the love of God, get some Breathe Right Strips. My word, I don't know how she doesn't wake herself up with the snoring volume. You'd think there was a bear in hibernation over there. I've never heard a woman snore that loud.
Would it be inappropriate to yell "wake-up!?" Would it be inappropriate to wack her upside her head? What does one do in this situation?
1 comment:
Feathers and shaving cream. Bowl of warm water and a bowl of cold water. The only appropriate action is to shame her.
Because she's new, I would make sure she's well aware of how many people know she's sleeping. Make it like you're really looking out for her, and you don't want her to be let go.
Although, I can speak from experience, if she don't have the tools to do her work, someone dropped the ball, and she shouldn't have started working. Maybe IT could dig up an older computer for her to work on in the short term.
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