Bureaucracy Juggler Mugs

Too early to begin working on/Too late to do anything about.

NHS targets.

'Ok, I'm in a paperwork mood. Let 'er rip.'

'Son, doctors take the Hippocratic oath and doctor office managers scream that one.'

'Harpooning whales is easy -- the hard part is filling out the environmental impact statements.'

"I always wanted a career in medicine, so I took a degree in accountancy."

'I'm afraid neither your insurance nor your immune system will cover it.'

'In... out... in... out... in... out... in...?!'

I filed my tax return electronically, to speed things up. Sure enough, I got audited in record time.

Deskboxes: 'LATE' and 'NEVER'.

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

"Well the good news is that after the reorganisation you'll be leading the team."

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Lion Tamer experience hey? Well, I have a project currently needing your management skills...'

The Department of Mystery - No one really knows who we are or what we do, including us.

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

"I think I'll have the businessman's lunch."

The Buck Never Stops.

"When I said to convince him of the need for change I was hoping you'd use the seductive power of reason and logic."

"Can I multi-task? As a single mom I'm both the bread-winner and bread-baker!"

"....how many kids have we got now?"

There now, that wasn't too difficult was it!

'A few messages came in during your lunch break.'

Bureaucracy gone mad!

'Well I like to think every cloud has a silver lining.'

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

Dave cut costs and now realizes that in order to pass inspection, he may have to arrange a marriage between his daughter and the building inspector's son.

"You seem to be balancing your workload well."

"All this stuff? I'm meeting for two now."

'He's still able to do the work of three committees.'

Doctor surrounded by notes.

'It's not so much the distance to your proposed mini-mall site, but that I'm not as familiar with your galaxy's zoning laws as I'd like to be.'

'Forget it lads. We've been refused planning permission for this one!'

"What's this? Now we have to hunt, gather and collate?"

"The deadline for compliance just kicked in."