Deadline Warrior Gifts

"I wrote another five hundred words. Can I have another cookie?"

"I think I see your deadline approaching."

Quicksands of time

"If you must worry, don't worry out loud. It's wasting my time."

Burning the midnight oil.

In case of stress break glass.

Energy Drink - In case of deadline bust ass.

'I'm under the pressure of time restraints. Our grant runs out in two weeks.'

Working hours.

Pull an all-nighter?

"My five least favorite words in the world: By End of the Day Friday!"

"I have to go, I have only an hour to finish this report."

In basket-case.

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

"Russ had a novel published two hours ago and has a children's book coming out in 20 minutes."

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

Procrastinator Foumdation: 'We're putting off the decision to fund you for at least another month...'

"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."

"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

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

Deadlines

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

Production: Urgent, Rush, Super Rush.

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

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

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .