Job Burnout Gifts

'I need tomorrow off to recharge my batteries.'

Stressed over time management

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.

"This is nice … let’s not hop again tomorrow."

Another day at work would be one too many...

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

"Well, all the symptoms of just another typical case of burnout, I'm afraid."

Man running in a hamster wheel

"We offer a generous flex time policy - you can work your 90 hours per week any way you'd like."

Stresses Can Have a Motivating Effect...If They Don't Kill You!

"Wow - you say you're a workaholic, but your office says it's time for your vacation!"

"I think that might have been one deadline too many for Tim!"

"I haven't felt that overwhelming urge to create, but then again I haven't felt much of anything lately."

'All right, Hargreaves, you've made your point clear.'

'I don't know how much more of this I can take!'

How to recover from a bad day

"If you're not on the brink of despair you're part of the problem"

Sick

Sports Radio in Crisis

'The trouble with success is that the formula is the same for a nervous breakdown.'

Exhausted employee

"I don't think we can put off dealing with 'presenteeism' any longer."

Pre-vacation-burn-out radiology reports.

Doctor sleeps in a patients bed.

'My work-lifestyle balance is shot, I'm either working or I'm dead!'

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

'We took a look at our passport pictures and realized that we need a vacation.'

"Marie, forward all my calls – I’m working on an ulcer from home today."

Workaholic on a cruise

"I don’t understand why they aren’t happy, we give them challenging, demanding work and let them do it 80 hours a week!"

"I'm burned out on fetching. I'm thinking of changing careers."

'No, Stanworth, feeling sick of your job does not qualify you for sick leave.'

'We got here too late. All his fizz is gone!'

"Sorry I'm late again, boss. I got held up in self-doubt and regrets."