It appears as if at least one employee at the headquarters of the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland is having trouble staying awake on the job. According to a memo sent to thousands of employees (including our good pal Mr. IMGoph), the Census’ human resources department isn’t too fond of the workplace power nap:

“While at work, our behavior sends a powerful message to our customers, our colleagues and the taxpayers about who we are and what we value,” Ted A. Johnson, the bureau’s acting human resources director, said in the memo.

“Sleeping on the premises is not acceptable behavior,” Johnson wrote later. “It is manifestly unprofessional and creates an impression of carelessness, which unfairly impugns the hard work of the entire Census community. Moreover, such behavior can lead to safety problems in the event of an emergency.”

Furthermore, it could lead an aloof boss to mistake an alarm clock for a bomb, thereby leading said boss to believe that napping employees possess some form of extra sensory perception. Which, you know, would be bad.