The context of the following conversation is Ash came home late from the game that night. Ash spent the next day sleeping.:
Ash says Wow, I slept the entire day away today..
The friend responds You must've gotten in pretty late last night..
Ash responds I did, yeah. The game went long so it was much later than usual..
The friend responds Good thing you had the day off..
Ash responds Yeah, but I spent it in bed. What a waste..
The friend responds It's better than missing a day of work, in my opinion..