Inemuri is the art of sleeping at work. The word Inemuri translates to "sleeping while present". In Japan's ultra-busy workaholic culture, the average worker has mastered the art of sleeping just about anywhere; even in the middle of their shift. Unlike the Western world, where you are likely to get disciplinary action or even fired for sleeping at work, it is actually admired in Japan, seen as a necessary act for an employee who has literally worked themselves to exhaustion. This is socially acceptable in most situations, the commute to work, during meetings, while sitting at the desk, etc. We're sincerely hoping there are some rules against the car-pool driver practicing Inemuri. Some workers even fake Inemuri in order to curry favour with their boss, yet this probably seems like an insane tactic to most workers from other countries. There are some rules of course. While practicing Inemuri, the worker must still maintain an alert posture, so the classic "drooling on the keyboard while mumbling about thieving grizzly bears" technique is definitely out of the question. It is frowned upon for middle managers to practice Inemuri, it is strictly for workers at the extreme top and bottom ends of the corporate ladder. We're hoping in vain that several CEO's of major corporations in Britain are reading this. If so, please stop being such social prudes and let your employees practice Inemuri. Tests carried out by NASA have found that taking naps during the day can improve working memory (multi-tasking to us laymen), so there is no excuse to exclude us from this brilliant idea!
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