#we don't have to go into tmrw til later due to Weather Having Conditions

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Was so not expecting a response so fast ily anywayyyyyyy

important context: i have a "i can fall asleep almost anywhere and if I do fall asleep I honk shoo mimimimimi very hard" gene and work has been exhausting enough that literally all I can think of is taking a chonky nap (<- this user hasn't taken a nap at all this week)

The walk-in freezers. we have multiple of these to store all of the food we like mass produce for like a week (I work food service). As you can imagine. Very cold. Usually blasts of Negative Degree air will temporarily make me more alert at first but I think with practice I could make myself fall asleep in a freezer. Probably high risk of hypothermia but if you do one of the more commonly used ones you're more likely to get walked in on while ur catching ZZZZ's before you catch cold. Uless it's one of the ones in the belly of the Beast (the restaurant) where no one goes and there's a real chance you can get stuck in their because not all of the doors really open good from the inside. If you like naps with a side of danger and can smuggle warm blanket under winter coats this isn't a bad choice. 4/10

The warmer. we have a couple of... refrigerator shaped warmers (like big) that we use to store food in on long carts instead of keeping it in ovens. because there is carts, there is no fixed shelving unit making it a viable possibility. If it is on, again, not viable, but manager in her "must scrimp and save every penny phase" has been turning a couple of them off. aka can move cart and become an upright vampire in a heated bed. Seems easy enough to push door open from inside if needed. Bonus points for legit being able to scare literally anyone who dares open the door while you nap (still get a write-up but now funny story to text the peoples about). I'm giving this one an 8/10 ur biggest danger is someone trying to find out where someone misplaced the fricking mashed potatoes because no one does their job right and then they find you out real fast. But again, when else are you going to have a chance to be vampirelike. please note this does require you being able to sleep standing up (a skill I've kind of not entirely perfected yet but kinda almost there).

the normal walk in coolers. these get entered in and out too much for it to be effective for any long term naps, but if you need like five minutes to close ur eyes and chill out (heh puns, get it?) this is good option, particularly the few that no one use in the back. it's cooler so less hypothermia risk. Plus, literally no chance you can get locked in so you could just sit on floor for five minutes and say you had trouble looking for an item until fricking Terry (we love terry he's like an uncle to me but also a mean uncle) comes in to mercilessly make fun of you as he moves boxes into the cooler. 5/10

The break room. our breakroom is set up so we have like tables and treats and there's always ppl in there and there's usually too much ppl yapping for me to entirely sleep (i like eavesdropping too much on waitstaff jabbering) buuuuuttttt we have couch in one of the locker areas that I'm pretty sure I've fallen asleep on before, after, and during a workshift. Unfortuantely there is a camera directly staring at you so it's literally so not my favorite spot but it's the one place you're least likely to get in trouble for so 7/10

underneath the prep tables. Usually a lot of stuff is there underneath a lot of the tables but sometimes it gets moved when ppl need it so relatively easy to carve out a lil hidey-hole for myself on the floor and then cover myself with bins so I'm less easily spotted probably an 8/10. can get pretty cramped but relatively low risk of being spotted unless you are actively being hunted down by management and in which case you are probably already in trouble so might as well get a few minutes of beauty sleep first.

Dry storage. Literally so very few ppl go back here and there's so many shelves to hide between that i could *easily nap there* Less comfortable than prep table area bc different flooring so 6.5/10.

Out front in the restaurant. At least in my specific station, we don't see to many managers coming by but there are many waitstaff, and other employees around grabbing food so they would see me but maybe they wouldn't think to much of me standing up against the wall with my eyes closed unless I was snoring and unresponsive (both of which are possible). Have sleep-talked so I'm also wondering if possible to sleep-work and how chaotically that would go 3/10 too many ppl potentially staring at me.

kitchen office. if i could actually get in there and stay there long-term that would be optimal resting place bc comfy chairs and laptops for music and you wouldn't be bothered until you were very bothered. only for the nappers who have galls and guts. of which i have neither. So 3/10 for me personally but i will applaud if anyone else manages it.

Dish area. honestly there's too much water on the floor. Like I have fallen asleep in the shower and that's one thing, it's another to fall asleep on floor sitting in puddle of water. Plus that would mean having to explain myself to dishwashers and they are all kind of on the gruff side. 2/10.

i think that's it i might be forgetting things. i am very eepy birb.

am bored who wants to hear me rate places in my work very vaguely but also very specifically on a scale of 1-10 on a scale of good places to take a nap?