Laughing In The Face Of Deadlines Pillows

'Cold weather doesn't bother me - I just think about April 15th and start to sweat.'

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

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

Late/Too Late.

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

Clients who show up early for an appointment are really annoying ??" especially when you work from home.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

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

"I see by your resume that you're having trouble finding work because you pad your resume."

'The project is a little behind schedule. It was proactive, now it's retroactive.'

Looks like another profit's warning

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

"You're just buying time, Peterson! I want those figures on my desk by tomorrow!"

'I'm kind of busy, mom...'

"The central digital platform is temporarily renamed Project Schrödinger’s Cat. Until it is accessed on the 24th February it both is and is not a working system."

Your car called- It's not taking you home until that report's finished.

'Regarding our deadline - have we moved to long-range planning or still stuck in short-term excuses?'

'I'm afraid he's a bit tied up right now'

'He's really very busy but you can wait.'

"The boss is really pushing me to finish up before Thanksgiving."

"I can assure you, he is somewhere in there looking for it."

'Enough is enough, John! You've got to choose. It's either your job or me.'

Sat Nav: 'You will be sat down all day long...and all day tomorrow...and...'

'Next day to the coast! You must be nuts!'

'Overwhelm the facts with interpretation and have it on my desk Thursday.'

Desk boxes: 'TOO LITTLE...TOO LATE'

Procrastinator's Leap.

"Sorry, I spaced out. What were you saying about your life threatening emergency?"

'If you don't mind me saying, you're looking a little tired.'

'According to our cost-benefit analysis, if you don't come up with the solution by Thursday at 2:30 P.M., you can forget about the whole thing.'

"All night I dreamed I was at work. Do I get overtime for that?"

'Ere Bert, what do I do with a lady who wants an each way bet on the boat race?'

"Month-end report due by month end, ha ha ha ha ha."

March madness