Deadline Jugglers Mugs

'Enough is enough, John! You've got to choose. It's either your job or me.'

"I just need you to come up with something brilliant before the weekend."

'Why is it that nothing ever gets done at these meetings?'

In basket-case.

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

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

"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?"

Late/Too Late.

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

Working 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."

"No—You're thinking dog years—Editor years are twice as many."

"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?"

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

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

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

Deadlines

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

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

Production: Urgent, Rush, Super Rush.

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

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

"I'm thinking that now is a good time to start those tutoring sessions."

Workaholics anonymous meeting.

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

Given seven minutes to finish, he flashed through the weekly report.

Novelist, writing her own vows... runs into writer's block.

Deadlines, Inc.

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

"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."

A Visit From The Procrastination Muse