Dealing With Stress Gifts

'He just snapped.'

'Not only was I left holding the bag, it was full of toxic waste.'

When the going gets tough the tough gets going...and the rest hide in the washroom and cry.

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

In basket-case.

A female patient in an exam room sees a sign that reads, 'Break glass in case of physician burnout'

IN box...OUT is wastepaper basket on fire.

Counting ribs

'My name's Google and I'm being inundated with requests for information about every damn thing imaginable, by people I don't even know...It's endless!'

"Clear my schedule for the next five minutes. I feel the need for some spontaneous frivolity."

"Worst case of month-end burnout I ever saw."

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

"Sometimes ... I just want to run away."

We should take a break. Ron's eyes have turned into spinning rainbow wheels.

'Take two tablets the moment you begin to feel indispensable.'

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

Work Parfait

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

'It's a difficult job, he needed a bigger than average 'stress ball'.'

Surfing the daily stress

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

"Well the good news is that after the reorganisation you'll be leading the team."

Turn, turn and turn.

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

Be Healthy

"Barking sometimes helps me relax. But then it drives the neighbors crazy."

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

"What do I do to relieve stress? I meditate, about not working here."

What My Day Feels Like

"They've hiked up our targets again...I'm going to have to put in some overtime to have any chance of meeting them!"

Fight or Flight