Deadline Dragger Pillows

"I wanted a Meticulous Monday or a Thorough Thursday report. This reads more like a Frivolous Friday."

In basket-case.

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

Burning the midnight oil.

Working hours.

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

'Today is the tomorrow I feared yesterday. . .'

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

'Don't worry about the company's pension plan. The way we work you, you'll be lucky to live that long!'

"Don't worry about missing the meeting, Henshaw. We assigned all the actions to you."

Working Late

Late/Too Late.

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

Clients who show up early for an appointment are really annoying ??" especially when you work from home.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

"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?"

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

"It's no good - I just can't do this without a brief and a deadline."

'This is just an informal pledge that we all go through.'

Pull an all-nighter?

Signs of Stress

"O.K., she's sitting fown to write in three...two....one...."

Deadlines

"I don't know what I'm going to do...my presentation is due on Monday and I haven't even started...I'm not sure I know how to speak."

'The project is a little behind schedule. It was proactive, now it's retroactive.'

Executive Asks Death To Wait

"I think I see your deadline approaching."

Production: Urgent, Rush, Super Rush.

". . . so, all I really need to do is change one word."

Pull and all nighter...

"Let's face it, this meeting isn't about tightening our work schedule. It's about stretching our deadline."