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"Who do I hold accountable if you miss the deadline? Any next of kin?"

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

Santa's Workshop

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

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

A day in the life of a fiduciary.

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

'Overwhelm the facts with interpretation and have it on my desk Thursday.'

Your car called- It's not taking you home until that report's finished.

Procrastinator's Leap.

Jerry was found catatonic in the break room after being told his project budget was cut in half and timing reduced by 2 months.

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

Desk boxes: 'TOO LITTLE...TOO LATE'

"For God's sake, go back and finish month end close first."

'The first 90 percent of the project takes 90 percent of the time, the last 10 percent takes the other 90 percent.'

"Very funny, art-boy. Just make sure I get the cartoon on time."

'Regarding our deadline - have we moved to long-range planning or still stuck in short-term excuses?'

'According to our cost-benefit analysis, if you don't come up with the solution by Thursday at 2:30 P.M., you can forget about the whole thing.'

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

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

"The boss is really pushing me to finish up before Thanksgiving."

"I decided to procrastinate as soon as I got this assignment!"

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

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

"The central digital platform is temporarily renamed Project Schrödinger’s Cat. Until it is accessed on the 24th February it both is and is not a working system."

'I can't read that today. I have to start preparing to finish work in about three hours.'

The Perfectionist Procrastinator

Yes, you can have an extension - I'll be back in forty five minutes.

Late/Too Late.

'I'm kind of busy, mom...'

March madness

"You're just buying time, Peterson! I want those figures on my desk by tomorrow!"

"Month-end report due by month end, ha ha ha ha ha."

There is a tight deadline to finish this repair. The clock is ticking because the clock isn't ticking!

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