Overwork Advocate Gifts

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

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

'This recent report shows that we've got this whole work/life balance thing completely wrong!'

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

'Can you do more work then is humanly possible?'

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

'Don't worry about the company's pension plan. The way we work you, you'll be lucky to live that long!'

What Do Doctors Dream About?

'She finally made employee of the month but she paid the ultimate price.'

'Right about here I added a drip coffee maker, with high caffeine premium blend coffee, to the employee break room.'

"All this namby pamby nonsense about stress...I've been stressed for YEARS and it's never done ME any harm... " "But you're only 25!"

Twisted Peel works overtime.

Man running from desk: 'I can't seem to get away from my work lately.'

"That will be the gold standard by which all other naps are judged."

"We're a bit understaffed today, could you be 6 people?"

"Oops! My mistake, that was your projected trial load for this year, not this month."

"Dunhomin"

"Don't be irreplaceable, because if you can't be replaced...you can't be promoted."

'Word has it that you have an ulcer, Tomkins. Nice going! You'll find an extra 20 bucks in your paycheck.'

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

"I'm sure you do spend all your time here at the office, but could you please stop having your mail delivered here?"

A dead business executive is lowered into the grave with his desk

Hour Glass

'You have appointments lined up right until you leave for vacation in 2008.'

'That's great, Bob, but I was just going to ask if you wanted anything from the deli next door.'

"You need to take it easier henderson. You're working yourself into the ground"

'I worked my butt off again.'

"Great, only 1,692,358 emails."

"THIS looks like a job for ... somebody else."

"This is your supervision, your time. Feel free to tell me anything."

"You no longer have any excuses for not getting your work done. I hired someone to take your lunch and bathroom breaks for you."

"Working an 80 hour week never did me any harm!"

"It must be his beeper."

When the going gets tough... Then and Now

"You're telling me about stress?"