Burnout Survivor Gifts

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

"I like you Harry – even when your head's on fire you don't complain."

"I'm burned out on fetching. I'm thinking of changing careers."

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

'No, Stanworth, feeling sick of your job does not qualify you for sick leave.'

Pre-vacation-burn-out radiology reports.

"I think you misunderstood our new work from home policy-- you work eight hours here at the office, then you get to take your work home with you."

"Sorry I'm late again, boss. I got held up in self-doubt and regrets."

"It's the worst part of working here...spending so much time with people at the end of their tether, ill, stressed, desperate for help..."

"Mr. Clark isn't here today. He called in sick of the whole thing."

'You're vaarking too aard,'

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

Doctor sleeps in a patients bed.

Workaholics Anonymous: Gone to Lunch - Get a Life for the Next 3/4 Hours

"It was that final straw that did it! I had mentioned I was feeling overworked..."

When you are most likely to be stabbed in the back

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

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

'No one showed up. Everyone is working.'

'How was your day?'

'Even if he survives, he'll never be able to pay the doctors' bills!'

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

'No wonder you're burned out, man- you can't hunt an gather both!'

"This is your supervision, your time. Feel free to tell me anything."

"Personnel say we can't recruit because nobody wants the soul destroying pressure, the morale crushing hours, the TERRIBLE work life balance."

"The workload is crushing me, I can't sleep..."

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

'Did you finish the business plan and out look for the next five years?'

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

"I have death by Powerpoint. You?""Panel fatigue."

"I've never seen anyone actually implode before."

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

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

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

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