Doctors Post Photos Of Themselves Asleep At Work To Defend Tired Resident

Everyone knows doctors and medical residents work long shifts, but the reality of how tired they really get isn’t considered that often.

After a Mexican blog posted a picture of a medical resident sleeping behind a desk and criticized her for not doing her job, doctors took to social media to defend her. Their images are going viral under the hashtag #YoTambienMeDormi (“I’ve also fallen asleep” in Spanish).

BBC News reported that the resident in question had fallen asleep at 3a.m. while doing paperwork, most likely after a 36 hour shift.

Hundreds of doctors around the globe have posted photos of themselves catching naps at hospitals and sharing stories of exhausting days.

Doctors captioned their photos with a great reminder for people out there: “We are people, not machines” and “Because doctors are humans too.”