To ask my husband not to nap while I'm working

OP needs to work. OP's DH doesn't need to nap.

And I would say the same thing if situation were reversed.

Is he deliberately rubbing your nose in the fact that he has time for a nap & you don’t? Because that’s what it looks like.

As for use of the bedroom, if you discussed & agreed that that is the least disruptive place for you to work, then he is being very unreasonable.

Why is he only working part-time? Perhaps if he increased his hours, he wouldn’t have time to nap. Problem solved.

My DP gets up early if I decide to start early (and finish early) so he can be out of the way, and happily accepts the bedroom is out of bounds when I'm working. He benefits from my salary, and cares enough about me to be pleased I don't have to do a two hour round trip commute every day to earn it. Your husband's attitude wouldn't do for me.

Your wfh location is unsuitable you need need to get back in work to a suitable environment or you go elsewhere
it is wholly unreasonable that you he cannot use his own bedroom because your working
You need to initiate a change not him. Home is a domestic environment. Bedroom is for sleeping. Your bedroom isn’t an office nor is it for your exclusive use

If he is not sick and not working shifts he can nap on the bloody sofa!

Does he have any health issues? If not then there’s no need for him to nap during the day. You’re working.

Exactly what I was going to say.

I'm amazed at some of these responses. Your bedroom is your office during the day. He doesn't even NEED a nap if only working part time, and he can use the sofa.

I don't know any adult who need their bedroom during the day 😂
(aside from night workers)

He's completely ridiculous.

He can nap on the sofa, how rude of him to come and nap where you work. It's such a weird thing to do as well!

People need to stop with their 'it's his home, not your office". When you are removing yourself from all the main living areas, kitchen, living room.., he should show you a bit of respect.

It's his home too. It would drive me nuts if I was banned from my bedroom because someone was working in there all the time

Presumably it was his bedroom before it was your office?

Have you got an office you can go to?

If companies want people to work from home they have to realise that other people may well be around.

When we were told we wouldn't be going back to the office full time we were sent an email reminding us about confidentiality. I laughed and deleted it. We live in a one bed flat and I have to work in the living room. DH is retired so what am I supposed to do, kick him out of his own home?

Indeed?

Why is he napping so much and only working part/time?

Yeah OP! Just magic a garden office out of your arse ffs! God, it really is that simple 🙄.

Just explain you need the space to work, I’m sure he’ll understand. I work in a separate room that no one is able to access during my working hours. Yes, it’s a pain because it’s everyone’s home but it would be very difficult to have a home with no money! I’m not doing my hobby back there, I need to concentrate and unfortunately since covid, more employers have opted for employees to WFH. My role is completely remote.

My ds works from home in our house. We do everything we can to facilitate him which at times can be a nuisance but he has to earn a living. Your dh is so mean putting that kind of pressure on you while you are trying to hold down a job and support your family..just no!! He cannot be coming in annoying you. He has to have some respect for your livelihood and go for a dam nap on the couch..the poor lazy sod!
I worked from home during Covid teaching my classes and everyone in the house respected that and did what they could to support me. It plain common sense and consideration.

I'm guessing it's the only available bedroom or he would nap in a different one?

Most people don't have extra room to use as office, and if you have open space kitchen/livingroom you cannot really ban napping person from using it the whole day.
Wellcome to the reality.

Well by that logic if she works in a communal space then it won’t disturb his nap

Yeah but if you can nap in communal space on a sofa there is no reason to distract someone working.

And I say that as higher earner who loves to nap.

I'm 50/50 it's a home before an office but surely during work hours he can stay out of bed!

He has a sofa to use downstairs to nap on, you only need the room for working hours and your clients deserve some professionalism from you and privacy from your partner.
He is working part time, do those hours cover all the household bills or are you dependant on your earnings in addition?

YANBU he is being extremely entitled to barge in on your working hours, he has no respect for you, I bet he'd blow his lid if you did the same to him.

But we must remember that men come first, even part time slackers that have other places to nap, be a good woman op and make yourself as small and unintrustive as possible, can't put the man of the house out because you have a fucking job aye.

It’s a bedroom, not an office. Totally reasonable for him to use it as it’s intended purpose.

It's a bit like marking his territory, isn't it.