Burnout Warrior Gifts

'I still have alot on the ball-I'm just too tired to bounce it.'

'I can't stand it any more. My workload is killing me. I haven't slept for weeks.'

"There are 168 hours in as week and I work 184."

Stick in a Meeting...Unstuck in a Meeting

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.

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

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

"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?

'Who wants to work late again, raise your hands.'

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."

Stresses Can Have a Motivating Effect...If They Don't Kill You!

"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?"

"First break since 2008."

"Wow - you say you're a workaholic, but your office says it's time for your vacation!"

"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 can give you a little bit of focus on 2:53 next Thursday."

What Do Doctors Dream About?

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

Twisted Peel works overtime.

How to recover from a bad day

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

"Planning, who's got time for planning... I don't even have time to get dressed in the morning."

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

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

Exhausted employee

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

'I'm working about 85 cups of coffee a week. Why do you ask?'

'The boss is taking me along for a working vacation. I'll be doing his work while he has fun.'

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