Tech CEO Implements New ‘Nap Time’ Feature for Employees, Accidentally Puts Entire Company to Sleep

In a groundbreaking move, the forward-thinking CEO of Techronica, a leading Silicon Valley tech company, has launched a 'Nap Time' feature to boost employee productivity. However, the innovative feature has backfired spectacularly, causing the entire company to fall into a deep slumber during crunch time. Implemented via a simple app update, employees were supposed to receive a gentle lullaby through their noise-canceling headphones at exactly 2 PM each day. The idea was to encourage a 20-minute power nap to rejuvenate the workforce.

Unfortunately, either due to a bug or an over-ambitious algorithm, the app ended up playing the tune on repeat, with no apparent way to turn it off. Panicked managers discovered that every single employee in the open-plan office had nodded off simultaneously. The company's emergency Slack channel—ironically designed for crises just like this—immediately flooded with messages complaining about the inability to wake up employees en masse. The Chief Technology Officer (CTO), who tried to fix the issue himself, ended up falling asleep on his keyboard, sending a series of random, yet profoundly amusing, tweets from the company account. 'We thought we were onto something revolutionary,' said the CEO, yawning from his improvised nap station at the company's meditation garden. 'But it turns out that when everyone sleeps at the same time, no one is left to wake anyone up. Lesson learned.'

Before dozing off again, he added, 'On the upside, our customer service team has never been so quiet.' IT teams from other tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft were reportedly contacted to offer assistance, but each attempt to debug the Techronica network ended in deep snores emitting from previously bustling communication hubs. An Apple engineer reportedly said, 'I haven’t had this much sleep since the iPhone 7 launch,' shortly before succumbing to the soothing lullaby. Ironically, the company's stock prices have soared in the hours since the 'napgate,' attributed mainly to automated trade algorithms mistaking sudden inactivity for a secretive, high-level strategic pivot. However, investors are starting to get worried as rumors circulate that the board of directors is also asleep, with no signs of waking up anytime soon.

At publishing time, attempts to awaken the employees by switching the playlists to heavy metal tunes have resulted in an impromptu air guitar performance but zero work productivity.