Just Told My New Boss My Favourite Hobby Is Sleeping. Is Sleeping a Hobby?

Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 16:53
Last edited 15/12/2023 - 16:53

Met my new manager today, she seems nice and easy to talk to, had a brief talk about the current role what my future plans are as they looking to open another store soon and looking for 2IC.

After a bit of brief talk she asked what my hobbies are, I straight out without thinking said SLEEPING, as it is indeed my hobby……I love to have a 10 to 30 min nap whenever I had a chance………she just burst out laughing. LOL

So…….without talking about my future career in this company……is sleeping actually…..a hobby?

Poll Options

  • 35
    1: Sleeping is a hobby
  • 195
    2: Sleeping is not a hobby
  • 6
    3: Time to look for another job
  • 1
    4: You be the foot soldier for life now
  • 11
    5: Judge by her reaction....you are not on her hit list!
Education & Work

Comments

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 15/12/2023 - 17:00
    +2

    Sure, if all the magic has tired you out.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/817788

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 17:04

      Still waiting for @Muzeeb to cast ice magic….

      • MS Paint on 15/12/2023 - 17:19
        +2

        Putting all those star wars stickers on the your dad's car (when he gets it in February) will be exhausting work.

        What's the new role and more importantly does it pay more than CBA customer greeting position?

        • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:14

          I didn't even raise my interest on the 2IC role. She just sort of asked me as I am top sales person 3 months in a row and I barely making any mistakes

  • holdenmg on 15/12/2023 - 17:02
    +1

    I would have said OzB (then sleeping).

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 17:04
      +1

      And let her know loads of bargains? Hell no! ROFL 🤣😂

  • Drakesy on 15/12/2023 - 17:10
    +7

    Well that's a career limiting move.

    But Ballsy

    I like it.

    • spackbace on 15/12/2023 - 17:22
      -3

      Why is ballsy capitalised? Who is this "Ballsy"? What a weird name

      Is Ballsy your brother, Drakesy?

      • Drakesy on 15/12/2023 - 17:27
        +1

        he is

        • Nugs on 15/12/2023 - 17:50
          +2

          I bet he wears Stubbies shorts
          .

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:15
      +1

      Comes from the heart ❤️

    • Ghost47 on 15/12/2023 - 18:22

      Career limiting? Far from it, we don't live in a meritocracy. OP is c-suite material.

      • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:28

        What's a C-Suite material???? The kind has no hope? LOL

        • Ghost47 on 15/12/2023 - 20:47
          +3

          Far from it! Senior leadership in fact. Think CEO, COO, CIO, CSO/CNO (Chief Sleeping/Napping Officer which I think would suit you nicely).

  • Mechz on 15/12/2023 - 17:10

    Sleeping is a lifestyle.

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:15

      Which many of us lacking!

    • Protractor on 15/12/2023 - 22:58

      Indeed.
      Sleeping is another name for WFH.

  • TiredKitty78 on 15/12/2023 - 17:13
    +5

    I feel like sleeping is a pretty common answer?
    Which makes me think a lot of us don't get enough, or good quality sleep?
    Which makes me think we've be scammed out of life by 8 hours when back in the day people used to sleep, wake up and do stuff, then sleep again. And some people slept during the day.
    Anyway, down with capitalism.

    • EightImmortals on 15/12/2023 - 17:14

      And lack of self-discipline.

      • TiredKitty78 on 17/12/2023 - 15:52
        -1

        On behalf of my adhd, screw you.
        But yeah, my imposter syndrome says yeah, i don't have any discipline.
        But….adhd…no shit sherlock.
        Sigh. It's so hard being the screw up who just doesn't have the proper brain wiring.
        But not enough to get 'poor you', but enough that people say 'just get your shit together, you're lazy, you don't care.

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:15

      Down the US!

  • JimmyF on 15/12/2023 - 17:14

    Option 6 - Points 2-5!

  • Nillionaire on 15/12/2023 - 17:17
    +1

    Sleeping is not my hobby. But sleeping is certainly a hobby or at least part of the hobby of resting / relaxation. My ex loved naps. That's how she enjoyed chilling while I watched TV or played video games throughout the day. She would nap, and do activities that helped her nap better such as get massaged, shower, stretch, listen to ASMR. She purchased noise cancelling headphones to nap better when we're on a drive or flight. So I really can't see how it's not a hobby.

    • MS Paint on 15/12/2023 - 17:22
      +2

      Are they your ex because they were always sleeping?

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:16

      How do you not get on well with an napping ex?

      • MS Paint on 15/12/2023 - 18:34
        +9

        She was always sleeping around.

        • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:27

          Ah!

        • ddhar on 17/12/2023 - 17:36

          Now that sounds like a real hobby!

  • spackbace on 15/12/2023 - 17:23
    +1

    Saying sleeping as a hobby just means it's highly unlikely she'll engage in conversation with you unless she has to… ;)

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:10

      LOL! I don't get that vibe though…..she seems surprised some idiot will tell their new boss their favourite past time is sleeping…..kind of caught her off guard a bit….lol

  • BoltThrower on 15/12/2023 - 17:35
    +2

    Next time you see her, tell her you couldn't resist and tell her you're actually into Martial arts…or too embarrassed to say you play Dungeons and Dragons. Whatever, find a real hobby because promotions go to MOTIVATED people.

  • Gunnar on 15/12/2023 - 17:51

    I thought you would have asked her what’s on her garage

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:10

      Haha! Another fan of mine I see lol

  • mapax on 15/12/2023 - 17:52

    If it incorporates astral travel or lucid dreaming I’d call it a hobby…

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:13

      I like lucid dreaming…..never able to pull my favourite actress in it…..it's always the Mrs or the Ex….lol

  • garetz on 15/12/2023 - 17:55
    +1

    It's like saying your favourite hobby is breathing.

  • 7ekn00 on 15/12/2023 - 18:01
    +1

    If you are at a point that "sleeping" is a hobby, please get your B12, D3, K2, Iron and Heavy Metals levels checked - good chance some of them are abnormal :/

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:11

      I think you might be right…..I do feel tired alot more these days.

      How do I check them though? Dr?

      • 7ekn00 on 15/12/2023 - 18:13
        +1

        Speak to your GP and ask for Irons, Fat Soluble Vitamins and Heavy Metal Panels - the doctor may want to add lipids and bloods (most doctors do, but they are less specific)

        DEXA scan is also good for assessment of "Visceral Fat", the more visceral fat, the more damaged your metabolism is (so the more tired you are) - it's not linked to how "big" your body is, skinny people can have more visceral fat than larger people!

        • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:27

          Good suggestion, I might do that as I constantly feel tired these days

      • Protractor on 15/12/2023 - 18:48

        Surely your next thread and poll. (I'm not serious. Just don't. Let the ink dry on a few of your other fluff pieces, first)

    • RefusdClassification on 17/12/2023 - 16:01

      Tiredness has lots of possible causes. Depressed people tend to spend most of the day sleeping or just lying around doing nothing. Ditto for people with prominent negative schizophrenic symptoms. Narcolepsy is when you frequently, and abruptly, fall to sleep.

      Stimulants are the fix for oversleeping, but unfortunately are tightly controlled in our nanny state, except caffeine, which is only a very weak stimulant and has a different mechanism of action (adenosine receptor antagonism vs dopamine agonism).

  • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 18:12
    +2

    hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time.

    Wikipedia!!!!

    According to this, sleeping is a hobby lol

  • sam-1966 on 15/12/2023 - 18:21
    +1

    Depends where you work. When I was in the public circus in Qld a couple of staff took regular naps. One under the desk - one of the admin staff loved calling her number, hoping she'd hit her head in shock.

    The other didn't bother hiding it, just nodded off at his desk.

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:26

      Sounds just like the public sector……

  • Ghost47 on 15/12/2023 - 18:26

    These kinds of shenangians will get you far in life OP. You're a true blue Aussie larrikin mate!

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:25

      Haha, you reckon? Haven't made any mortal enemies yet lol

  • djones145 on 15/12/2023 - 18:58

    u are like a box of chocolates…..

    dont know what you get
    and waaaaayyyy to much nuts!

  • lainey13 on 15/12/2023 - 20:12

    I would say its more a biological imperative.. you wouldn't nap or sleep if you didn't need it. Is eating hobby?

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:23

      But but wouldn't you love the refresh feeling after a small nap or sleep through? Like the body been recharged!

      • Protractor on 15/12/2023 - 23:02

        There is more co2 in the atmosphere, meaning these micro naps are really oxygen deprivation, kicking in.

    • fantombloo on 15/12/2023 - 20:35
      +1

      Of course it can be. We go out to eat, we get excited to eat at new places when we're on holidays, we have fun in the kitchen making new things, etc…

  • Wiadro on 15/12/2023 - 20:14
    +1

    abit early to be drunk at 5pm mate

  • Dollar General on 15/12/2023 - 20:22

    At least you didn’t say your hobby is sleeping with your line managers

    • Aerith-Waifu on 15/12/2023 - 20:24

      What's a line manager? We never had one of those, we only have 2IC and Store Manager

      • MS Paint on 15/12/2023 - 20:30

        You must have always worked for small businesses then.

      • Protractor on 15/12/2023 - 23:03
        +3

        "What's a line manager? "

        The bloke (or female bloke/non binary person) in charge of the coke stash.

    • leiiv on 15/12/2023 - 23:23

      Now that would be truly a hobby.

  • this is us on 15/12/2023 - 20:32

    I'm not sure if sleeping is a hobby.

    Based on the definition
    "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure"

    It can be. It's pretty good…

  • mskeggs on 15/12/2023 - 20:39
    +1

    FWIW i voted sleeping isn’t a hobby, but i do love a nap, and will jealously guard an hour on a Sunday afternoon for one.
    I think the laugh is because the expectation was because you would talk about something a bit structured and more involved - even reading novels or watching movies, things I do as relaxation, but not as a ”hobby” count if they are things you pursue in a bit more organised fashion.
    If someone had an idea about more traditional hobbies - stamp collecting, or fishing, or knitting, say - and expected that type of response, then the idea of a sleep being a hoppy is a bit of a chuckle.

    I don’t think it was a bad answer, or one that will be marked down or something, just a bit unexpected.
    And maybe there are sleep hobbyists, who log their sleep quality, length etc. and aim for a “better” sleep, but because it is something everyone does without much thought, it sounds a bit funny to describe it as a hobby.

  • mskeggs on 15/12/2023 - 20:40

    Maybe I have a new hobby - I’ll see you all at the snooze club later.

    • Protractor on 15/12/2023 - 23:04

      Are the members know as 'bobos' ?

  • idonotknowwhy on 15/12/2023 - 23:49

    I literally say sleeping when I mention my hobbies.

  • mike6969 on 16/12/2023 - 08:02

    Just makes you sound like you're tired all the time I think

    • Aerith-Waifu on 17/12/2023 - 15:01

      I actually am. But after a 10-20 sleep nap I can go all night

      • Ghost47 on 17/12/2023 - 15:19

        Your wife must love that!

  • jrvb42 on 16/12/2023 - 08:31

    "….without talking about my future career in this company…" then polls everyone with most options dealing with future career at the company.

  • FimpBARGAIN on 16/12/2023 - 09:37

    Anyone who has young kids will totally understand your answer!
    Also not sure if you have crunch periods or travel involved with your job but being able to grab 20mins while waiting for an email reply or at an airport between flights can be a real superpower!

    • Aerith-Waifu on 17/12/2023 - 15:03

      I got a young one, very energetic

  • tulip99 on 16/12/2023 - 09:37

    You might have sleep apnea. Do you snore? Can you record yourself sleeping at night so you can hear if you're snoring/snuffling/gasping for breath at times?

    • Aerith-Waifu on 16/12/2023 - 17:10

      I have to ask the Mrs on that one

  • coffeeinmyveins on 16/12/2023 - 20:55

    Whether or not it's a hobby is a moot point

    The fact that you presented this to your boss tells her that you're a boring person.

    • Aerith-Waifu on 17/12/2023 - 15:02

      Probably , not that I am worried that much, small company, not much to go

  • skillet on 17/12/2023 - 14:24

    You straight up honest that's good but hobby can change from time to time. I rather have a honest answer than someone tell me stamp or coin collecting as a hobby when they have no idea what to do with free time.

    • Aerith-Waifu on 17/12/2023 - 15:04

      I been enjoying sleeping every now and then since I am 15. A nice 30 years hobby lol

  • luminousfox on 17/12/2023 - 16:09

    I think if someone can say their hobby is relaxation is meditating or anything equally calming then sleeping is just as much as a hobby as those. I love sleeping I have really fun dreams!

  • addicted on 17/12/2023 - 16:58

    Should have said, my hobby is sleeping, would you like to join?

  • manbearpig on 17/12/2023 - 17:19

    Sorry, but only boring people without actual hobbies would say their hobby is sleeping. Sleeping is a necessity that everyone does. A hobby is supposed to be something you can at the bare minimum have a conversation about because you may not know anything about it, i.e something that requires some knowledge.

    If I went on a date and she told me her hobby was sleeping I would think she's boring, lazy or sleep deprived.

  • heal on 17/12/2023 - 20:23
    +1

    I would say a hobby is an activity you enjoy doing regularly in your spare time.

    hobby = enjoyable activity
    sleeping is an activity
    OP does it regularly
    sleeping is enjoyable to the OP
    sleeping = hobby

    • Ghost47 on 17/12/2023 - 22:05
      +1

      Transitive law, nice. Although easier to say:

      hobby = enjoyable activity
      enjoyable activity = sleeping

      hobby = sleeping

      • heal on 17/12/2023 - 22:39
        +1

        Nice. I'm on night shift & wish I was sleeping.

        • Ghost47 on 17/12/2023 - 23:20

          This is more interesting than sleeping that's for sure!

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