Burnout Recovery Gifts

"This is nice … let’s not hop again tomorrow."

'He'll be with you in a minute. Right now he's unwinding.'

'I need a Vacation.'

'You're thinking too much about your business.'

I work too hard, I need a change, more time to spend with the children...by the way how many have we got?

'We took a look at our passport pictures and realized that we need a vacation.'

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'm feeling completely wiped out."

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!"

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

Man running in a hamster wheel

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

"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?"

Stressed over time management

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

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

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

'All right, Hargreaves, you've made your point clear.'

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

How to recover from a bad day

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

Exhausted employee

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

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

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

'I need tomorrow off to recharge my batteries.'

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

Pre-vacation-burn-out radiology reports.

'My work-lifestyle balance is shot, I'm either working or I'm dead!'

Doctor sleeps in a patients bed.

"Marie, forward all my calls – I’m working on an ulcer from home today."

"I don't know about you, but I don't like being a high school guidance counselor."

"I don’t understand why they aren’t happy, we give them challenging, demanding work and let them do it 80 hours a week!"