Exhausted Hero Prints

Parenting is... watching them sleep.

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

"Well, I'm thinking about boarding school. Though I'm not sure they accept adults."

Your Work/Life Balance Is Off. Shall I Auto-Correct?

'Who wants to work late again, raise your hands.'

Stressed employee says to colleague: 'I think I'm on top of the situation and I hope I'm in the loop, but I can't seem to get ahead of the curve.'

'I don't have time for throwing up.'

"First break since 2008."

'What do you mean...You feel uncomfortable asking for time off?'

Tired Barbie

'You've got the Vietnam 1000 yard stare. All new parents get it!'

"I can give you a little bit of focus on 2:53 next Thursday."

"Oh, go on Jeffrey. . . Give him an order!"

"Planning, who's got time for planning... I don't even have time to get dressed in the morning."

'I'm working about 85 cups of coffee a week. Why do you ask?'

'The boss is taking me along for a working vacation. I'll be doing his work while he has fun.'

"Every summer I regret having used up all my vacation days in January."

Burn out

"This is all I have time for now, dear...the knight slays the dragon and marries the princess. For more detail go to www.fairytale.net."

"Puffiness and dark circles under the eyes, sniffles, trouble sleeping, rashes...you don't have allergies...you have children."

'Not for what I'm getting paid!'

"How are you getting on with your new baby?"

"There are 168 hours in as week and I work 184."

"I don't know what's so funny. All I asked was whether this was their only flight today."

"I was desperate, dear. I had to find a way to teach and do all my required publishing."

"A 15 page 'to do' list is a 'don't do' list."

"Well, nothing shows up on the tests. Your headaches are probably just stress related."

"She has perfected her micro-nap to look as though she is thinking."

"Man! I just had to pull another all-dayer."

"I told my boss there weren't enough hours in my day. He said that's why they invented the night."

'Is he dead, or is it intern fatigue?'

"He said something about being stressed out and not to wake him or he'd sue!!"

'My secret of time management? I never take anyone off 'hold'.'

Nurse Feels Guilty Working So Many Hours When So Many Are Unemployed

"When I told you to back things up, I meant your computer stuff, not your work flow."