| 25. "Oh, Man! Come in at 6 in the morning and look what happens!" |
| 24. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!" |
| 23. "This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!" |
| 22. "You don't discriminate against those with Latient Atrophy Zymosis Yeast syndrome, DO YOU?!?" |
| 21. "Gee, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day." |
| 20. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen." |
| 19. "Oh, Hi, I was trying to pick up my contact lens without my hands." |
| 18. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to." |
| 17. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper" |
| 16. "I was just meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!" |
| 15. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!" |
| 14. "I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance" |
| 13. "I'm doing the "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend." |
| 12. "It worked well for Reagan, didn't it?" |
| 11. "This is a highly specific Yoga position to relieve work-related stress." |
| 10. "Just pacing myself for the all-nighter tonight!" |
| 9. "I was working smarter-not harder." |
| 8. "Auggh! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem." |
| 7. "I'm in the management training program." |
| 6. "The coffee machine is broken...." |
| 5. "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot." |
| 4. "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!" |
| 3. "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!" |
| 2. "It's okay... I'm still billing the client." |
| And the #1 response if found asleep at your desk: |
| 1. "...and I especially thank you for my excellent boss, Amen!" |
