Juggling Work And Family Pillows

"Your daughter called—you promised to play phone tag with her today."

"I'm the last to go home because my parents are still fine tuning their work-life balance."

"Amazing how having a six month old baby can motivate you to stay at the office for 16 hours a day!"

'Please tell me you're baby sitting?'

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

Working hours.

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

'Don't worry about it. If at first we don't succeed, we can do it later and get paid time-and-a-half for it.'

Laptop Dancing.

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

The Great Pyramid of Paperwork

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

The Buck Never Stops.

"I’ve got to take this. It’s someone who isn’t obsessed with summer fun."

"I'm afraid there'll be an excess baggage charge on your Filofax."

"Ok weekend! I hope you can make up for that awful week!"

'Nigel, what have I told you about bringing your work home with you?'

'Of course, the toll on my personal life has been enormous.'

"Oh yes sir, I'm finding I can get so much more work done, working from home."

"Of course I have a life. Not one worth living, mind you."

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

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

Email Notifications

"No, our company doesn't provide day care or maternity leave."

"People just don't realise how stressful this job is. . . I used to have hair!"

"Don't tell me you're not hungover, it's nine a.m. and you just clocked out."

"We've doubled our staff in the last six months." (Smith and Smith - baby in playpen behind desk).

'I'm sick of answering the phone - half the time, it's about business!'

They're behind me aren't they?

"Excuse me, dear...the rickshaw phone...."

'The 'Business Man's Lunch?' The chicken salad comes served in a laptop.'

"She said that she's against combing marriage with a career....so I quit my job."

"What's this about having time off to spawn?"

"Not now. I'm working on my children's book."

Break Glass in Case of Stress