Wed, Nov 08, 2006
Nap Time At NASA?
OK, admit it... who among us hasn't
taken some time out of our busy work days to sneak in a quick game
of solitaire at our computers? For that matter, have you ever
grabbed a quick nap at your desk?
If so, then you have something in common with workers at NASA's
Huntsville, AL space center... and that's not a good thing. The
Associated Press reports the watchdog website NASAWatch.com
released photos Monday of three workers at the space center who
were, literally, caught napping -- and a fourth who was playing an
online card game.
The employees in question work for NASA contractor Teledyne
Brown Engineering Inc. They work in the space center's Payload
Operations Center, which manages science operations onboard the
international space station.
NASA spokesman Steve Roy was quick to downplay the photos...
saying they appear to be at least 1 1/2 years old, and that only
one of the workers is still employed at the Payload Operations
Center.
The photos were sent in to NASAWatch by a former Huntsville
worker.
"The pictures ... are not indicative of the performance of the
overall team," said Roy. "They're isolated incidents."
"This is serious to us. We're extremely concerned about it," Roy
added.
Of course, as more companies look at adding nap facilities to
offices... maybe those workers are onto something. After all...
well-rested workers are productive workers. As for the person
caught playing cards, well -- that's a display of aptitude at math,
right?
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