Considering Returning To Work Gifts

'Kids are at school, choices are done and I'm thinking about getting a job - except I can't get out of this chair.'

'William, I've decided to go back to work so I can get a little rest during the day.'

"Guys, can you use your Mommy-doesn't-want-to-know-I-exist voices?"

"Oh, Mrs. Horris, he just said his first words..!"

Balancing work and family

"I'm learning to live with existence."

'She's determined to combine a family and a career!'

"How do we break it to them that work-from-home ends next week?"

Hand sanitizer

'How soon can I return to work? About fifteen minutes ago.'

"First day back at work. Don't forget to get some office stationery."

The Working Mum

"I take it this is your first interview since the start of lockdown?"

"I'm so happy to be back in the workforce I'll never complain out loud again about Mondays."

'Going back to work now that the kids are grown is one thing, Martha. Mounting a hostile takeover bid of my company is another!'

"Now, Mrs. Stevens, go to work, relax, and leave the social engineering to us."

'I will never cease to be amazed at how deftly she balances the demands of career and family.'

"I'm back. My family didn't want to spend more time with me."

'Mat leave's almost up...time for you to hunt.'

'Still having problems finding day care?'

"You're on 'Ask Sadie.' What's your problem?!" "I want to go back to work." "But my son is still so young. I'd have to send him to preschool or day care. And then most of my salary would go to pay for that. So what should I do?" "You should do what we did in my day: Have six more kids and then let them all fend for themselves!" "If your eldest isn't a strong leader, it may get a little 'Lord of the Flies'-ish, but that builds character!" "...in the survivors."

Mother racing to work for a company with day care and a health club.

"I left this company to pursue a cause greater than myself. I'm returning because I couldn't find one."

"If someone hugs me my first day back, I'm going to just break into pieces."

"We're not doing virtual meetings anymore, Stu."

'It's OK to take your work home with you. It's not OK to bring your home to work with you.'

'Of course I put the children first! Look how much I pay their nanny.'

"What do you think you're doing? You play with me every day for 15 months, and out of the blue, you're going to work?!"

"But first let's all congratulate Ted on his return to work."

Working mother

The boss and her baby

"Good morning, Mother! We made you a desk salad."

'You weren't here to say no.'

Coronavirus – Keep Calm and Carry on

"Holidays with the family... Boss, I'm so happy to be back again! May I do some unpaid extra hours please?"