I’ve said for a long time that if BoCo ever exists, then it would be naptime from 1 to 2 in the afternoon. You wouldn’t have to take a nap, but it would be encouraged. No meetings, phone calls, or drop-bys during that hour. (We’d rotate the person answering the phone from 1-2, and that person could nap from 12-1 or 2-3 that day.)
Well, MetroNaps is on it in a big way. They started with a come-to-us business model on the 22nd floor of the Empire State Building, but they’ve now installed about 100 “EnergyPods” in several businesses:
I had a “mat on the floor” sort of concept in mind, or perhaps reclining office chairs. Doubtless a $12,400 fiberglass womb is way cooler.
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Heh! I was originally going to comment on the narrow leg rest being non-conducive to certain activities, but it occurred to me that the design is ideal for some variations of said activities.
this is the business i was meant to have…does anyone want to invest?