Coping With Stress Prints

"Go ahead, shoot me! It'll take the guesswork out of my day."

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

In basket-case.

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.

Counting ribs

"Clear my schedule for the next five minutes. I feel the need for some spontaneous frivolity."

'My name's Google and I'm being inundated with requests for information about every damn thing imaginable, by people I don't even know...It's endless!'

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

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

"Sometimes ... I just want to run away."

We should take a break. Ron's eyes have turned into spinning rainbow wheels.

'Take two tablets the moment you begin to feel indispensable.'

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

Work Parfait

'It's a difficult job, he needed a bigger than average 'stress ball'.'

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

Turn, turn and turn.

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

Be Healthy

"Well the good news is that after the reorganisation you'll be leading the team."

Surfing the daily stress

"Barking sometimes helps me relax. But then it drives the neighbors crazy."

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

"What do I do to relieve stress? I meditate, about not working here."

What My Day Feels Like

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

Fight or Flight

"Give me all the caffeine you have."

'I can't control my anger when people get too close to my kids...'