Breakdown Battler Gifts

The planned obsolescence blues

"Worst case of month-end burnout I ever saw."

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

Your Work/Life Balance Is Off. Shall I Auto-Correct?

"Where are you guys going?" "We’re out of here!" "It’s October 28th!" "The new team are running late. We need you to stay until February 2025!" "But I’m tired!!" "How do we know they won’t bail on us again?"

'Budget cuts have forced us to drop our day-care program. I've contacted your mother to come and pick you up.'

'I didn't come in to hear that I'm burning the candle at both ends. I came for more wax.'

Pop Culture for Teens

Fries and kids

Gardener's Calendar: Try to put the other things back...

"It's tragic to seek how quickly the enthusiasm of youth drains away..."

'Ooops! My mistake. That was the yearly budget estimate, no the monthly estimate.'

"'Burned out,' Parker?- I wasn't aware you ever even 'caught fire.'"

"I've run every test known to man, and it turns out you're allergic to medical bills."

'Not only can I not find the middle class tax cut, I can't find the middle class.'

"All I have left to cut is my lunch money."

Leaf-Blowers: Loudly making yardwork someone else's problem since the 1960s.

"Lately, I can't even burn the candle at one end."

Thinking outside the box.

fish in a bottle...

"You've seen Grace under pressure. Here's Grace after the pressure is off."

'Strong wind from the west tonight.'

'Another rough day, sir? Can I give you a little push to the elevator?'

Fiscal Cliff Dwellers.

Gas Bill

"It's a victory garden. And the weeds have won."

"When even the abominable snowman has had enough, its time for us to turn back."

'Life is all about balance. That's why you're overworked and underpaid.'

"I think you were right Davis, maybe you do need a day off!"

"For all the years I've worked here you've had it in for me...so will you get off my case."

Overworked colleague calling the Samaritans.

Welcome,dear, to the Garden of Weedin.

buck stops here-taxes...mine

'You have an excellent worker's comp case for job stress.'

"To describe our budget shortfall as a 'Black Hole' is both simplistic and inaccurate."