Deadline Magician Gifts

"For my next trick, I will try to meet a deadline during daylight hours."

"She's done it! The formula for work-life balance!"

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

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

Late/Too Late.

"The bags under my eyes have combined to form some kind of face backpack."

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.

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

"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!"

Deadline

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

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

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

"Sure I can make that deadline."

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."

"A laptop has been installed in each rest room stall."

Deadlines, Inc.

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

Hourglass Dumptruck

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

'We are in a race against time and the auditors. Gentlemen...start your shredders!'

If I can have your attention, gentlemen- we have a heavy schedule.

"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

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

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