Overwork Awareness Advocate Gifts

"My employees were workaholics until you convinced them it was a disease!"

"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."

'Do you remember when our time away from the office was our time...'

"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?'

'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!"

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

Twisted Peel works overtime.

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

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

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

"And this is another economic indicator."

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

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

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

"Dunhomin"

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

"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.'

"Ironically, I think I'm experiencing job burn out!"

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

'I worked my butt off again.'

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

"The latest reports show life expectancy going down for the first time."

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

"It must be his beeper."

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

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

When the going gets tough... Then and Now