Back To Work After Vacation Gifts

"First day back at work. Don't forget to get some office stationery."

'William, I've decided to go back to work so I can get a little rest during the day.'

Back to work...

"Wake up Thomas, it's not 2020. There's no Zoom camera to turn off to hide yourself."

"Oh, Mrs. Horris, he just said his first words..!"

"I'll go back to school if you go back to the office."

"I'm learning to live with existence."

'She's determined to combine a family and a career!'

"And so another trip comes to an end...with family brought closer together by a shared experience."

"How do we break it to them that work-from-home ends next week?"

Hand sanitizer

'How soon can I return to work? About fifteen minutes ago.'

Well, you and I know it's our home, but our 'smart home' doesn't know it's our home

"I take it this is your first interview since the start of lockdown?"

"First day back at work. Don't forget to get some office stationery."

"I'm so happy to be back in the workforce I'll never complain out loud again about Mondays."

'Going back to work now that the kids are grown is one thing, Martha. Mounting a hostile takeover bid of my company is another!'

"Now, Mrs. Stevens, go to work, relax, and leave the social engineering to us."

"I'm back. My family didn't want to spend more time with me."

The Horn of Unanswered Email

'Welcome back, Mary. How were the vacations?'

"You're on 'Ask Sadie.' What's your problem?!" "I want to go back to work." "But my son is still so young. I'd have to send him to preschool or day care. And then most of my salary would go to pay for that. So what should I do?" "You should do what we did in my day: Have six more kids and then let them all fend for themselves!" "If your eldest isn't a strong leader, it may get a little 'Lord of the Flies'-ish, but that builds character!" "...in the survivors."

"If someone hugs me my first day back, I'm going to just break into pieces."

Mother racing to work for a company with day care and a health club.

"Home is where the WiFi is."

'Mat leave's almost up...time for you to hunt.'

In-tray, Out-tray, While you were on holiday-tray

"We're not doing virtual meetings anymore, Stu."

'It's OK to take your work home with you. It's not OK to bring your home to work with you.'

"Here we use the email term 'out of the office', not 'away lazing on a Spanish beach, without a care in the world.'"

"But first let's all congratulate Ted on his return to work."

Working mother

"What do you think you're doing? You play with me every day for 15 months, and out of the blue, you're going to work?!"

"Good morning, Mother! We made you a desk salad."

John was bck from extended leave, but he hadn't quite got in the swing of things yet.