Most workers know the feeling of waking up from a deep nap and needing a few seconds to remember what day, or even what time, it is. But for one employee chasing a promotion, that groggy confusion turned into a full-blown panic and an awkward call to his boss that thousands of Reddit users found hilariously relatable.
The story, shared on Reddit's r/work community under the title "Embarrassing moment today after work….", came from a user who said he had been "gunning for a supervisor position" and had been "doing a fantastic job absolutely killing it." While he enjoys the challenge of the role, he admitted the workload has also been "pretty damn stressful."
A nap that felt like the next morning
The employee, whose workday runs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., said he rarely takes naps. But after an especially exhausting day, he decided to lie down and watch television to decompress. "Today, however I was feeling particularly tired after work from running around so much so I decided to just lay down and relax for a bit," he wrote.
When he woke up, he glanced at his phone and saw it was 7:40. The room was dim, with the evening sunlight creating the same atmosphere he normally associates with early mornings. In a split second, he became convinced he had overslept and missed the start of his next workday.
"I instantly freak out, jump out of bed and start scrambling to get ready for work," he recalled. "I’m pissed cuz I’ve been doing amazing at work and I just ghosted my job with no heads up of me being late."
