One in four British sleeping on the job

One in four British people have fallen asleep at work, grabbing 40 winks in the toilet, during boring meetings or even underneath a desk, according to research.

One in four British people have fallen asleep at work, grabbing 40 winks in the toilet, during boring meetings or even underneath a desk, according to research.

A poll of 500 office staff found most of those having a catnap fell asleep for less than 10 minutes, but one in 10 of those nodding off snoozed for more than half an hour.

The most popular places to slumber included cars, desks, canteens or in the toilets, although one city worker admitted curling up in the staff shower and falling asleep.

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