Burnout Awareness Advocate Pillows

"Ironically, I think I'm experiencing job burn out!"

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

A female patient in an exam room sees a sign that reads, 'Break glass in case of physician burnout'

IN box...OUT is wastepaper basket on fire.

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

Another day at work would be one too many...

"They've hiked up our targets again...I'm going to have to put in some overtime to have any chance of meeting them!"

"Look at them smiling. They've reached their comfort zone."

"Well, all the symptoms of just another typical case of burnout, I'm afraid."

"Can you juggle a household, three kids, and a career?"

Man running in a hamster wheel

I've been working 20 hours a day. Well, that leaves you four hours to get to work.

"We offer a generous flex time policy - you can work your 90 hours per week any way you'd like."

'As a CEO, I stand up for our rights. You've got the right to work 17 hours a day and if you don't do it, I've got the right to fire you.'

"I think that might have been one deadline too many for Tim!"

"Miss Ross, get me a motivational speaker."

'Go to work, do your job, go home. . . Penburtson, that is the American Dream!'

"I haven't felt that overwhelming urge to create, but then again I haven't felt much of anything lately."

King Kong Takes a Personal Day

"Consider this job a reality show where you work your butt off 14 hours a day. If you win, you'll get a paycheck and the chance to do it all over again next week."

"How are you enjoying the job?" "Oh, Ilove the job...it's the work that I hate."

'It says it works so fast, it's accumulated seven thousand years of vacation with pay.'

"He gets his best ideas that way."

'No days off, no paid overtime, no benefits...this job is killing me!'

"Now we'll just need a vaccine for soul-destroying expectations, crushing workloads and the debilitating effects of 28-hour days..."

"Could you help me fit nine days work into five and still see my family?"

'Time to leave your comfort zone, Hoskins.'

"If you're not on the brink of despair you're part of the problem"

"I finally found a stress ball adequate for my role."

Exhausted employee

'The trouble with success is that the formula is the same for a nervous breakdown.'

"It's bad. He's not even responding to my emails."

"I don't think we can put off dealing with 'presenteeism' any longer."

'It's coffee time Earl, take a break.'

"It's his dream job ... "