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The perfect two-way cushion for sleeping on the job

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Simply translated, inemuri means sleeping on the job. Believe it or not, this practice has been around since the late 1980s when employees were expected to arrive early and leave after their bosses did. Back then, it was seen as a sign of a diligent worker who lost sleep due to completing tasks the night before. As long as your nap isn’t causing trouble for other people, then it isn’t frowned upon. In some instances, there could be an unspoken rule with new hires being unable to practice inemuri because it’s only for people in tenured roles, but it’s on a case-to-case basis.

If your company encourages inemuri, then you should grab one of these Thanko two-way cushions. It doubles as a soft napping pillow and as a back support. When you use it to nap, there’s a space underneath for your arms that can lessen any cramping or straining. Once you finish your nap, all you need to do is place it behind your back to benefit from that extra lumbar support.

You can buy it online for ¥3,480 on the Thanko website.

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Time to think of self employment if your job makes you like this.

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Time to think of self employment if your job makes you like this.

There is no need for the job to be bad for people to take a nap in order to be in much better shape for the job after noon. It is part of the culture in many countries to sleep a few minutes and feel refreshed.

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You probably would be in trouble if you did this in the US.

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virusrex

Yes, the job is bad and so is the lifestyle if you are needing to crash out during your working hours, we are not in Spain.

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Job? Who needs a job to use this. I practically pass-out home. This sure would be better than my arms.

People who take crash naps on the job, even here in the US, are shown to be more productive after a half-hour's sleep. Go fer it.

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If it's so accepted to be sleeping on the clock, they should just have sleeping rooms. There's a fine difference in sleeping on the job, and being prepared to sleep on the job.

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You probably would be in trouble if you did this in the US

Of course, it's a modern slavery country..

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Yes, the job is bad and so is the lifestyle if you are needing to crash out during your working hours, we are not in Spain.

Again that is mistaken, it like saying that your job must be horrible if you do your daily commute by walking baselessly assuming the reason is they are not paying you enough to even afford a train.

The reality is that many people choose to have a short nap at noon even if they had a good sleep the night before, this makes them more alert and productive at the afternoon. No horrible job, no abuse of any kind. People can enjoy this anywhere in the world, Spain (and other countries) simply are more open to this culturally, it is not that a geographic location magically makes this more or less effective.

If it's so accepted to be sleeping on the clock, they should just have sleeping rooms.

For a short nap? it makes no practical sense. It is not about spending hours sleeping but a few minutes.

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