Job Burnout Pillows

'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."

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

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

How to recover from a bad day

Sports Radio in Crisis

Exhausted employee

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

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

Pre-vacation-burn-out radiology reports.

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

Doctor sleeps in a patients bed.

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

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

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

Workaholic on a cruise

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

"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!'

'I'm going to prescribe for you to stay away from the news on TV and all social media!'

Mall Santa's Anonymous: 'Holidays are always the hardest - especially Christmas.'

"It's the worst part of working here...spending so much time with people at the end of their tether, ill, stressed, desperate for help..."