Overcoming Burnout Gifts

Tedium Tours.

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

I've been working 20 hours a day. Well, that leaves you four hours to get to work.

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

Stressed over time management

"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.'

"Now we'll just need a vaccine for soul-destroying expectations, crushing workloads and the debilitating effects of 28-hour days..."

How to recover from a bad day

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

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."

'I need tomorrow off to recharge my batteries.'

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."

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

Workaholic on a cruise

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

"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!'

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..."