Emotional Management Mugs

Here we like to keep anger tied up.

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.

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

'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!'

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

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

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

'I can't force jocose if I'm not feeling it.'

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

'Senior management wanted me to raise morale so I made Lionel from accounts 'office jester'!'

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

Work Parfait

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

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

Be Healthy

Surfing the daily stress

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

What My Day Feels Like

"Give me all the caffeine you have."

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

'I can't control my anger when people get too close to my kids...'

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

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"Try thinking about something else."

'I have much less stress since I replaced my in box with a paper shredder.'

'Yes, as a matter of fact, you have caught me at a bad time.'

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

"Another one so relaxed, she couldn't walk out of here."