Overwork Survivor Gifts

Hour Glass

"I'm sorry, he left for his annual holiday this morning and won't be back until late this afternoon."

'I worked my butt off again.'

"These young doctors know NOTHING, I used to see 500 patients EVERY day..."

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

"It must be his beeper."

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

'You don't need a second job here - usually, it takes three.'

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

'Sorry dear, but I had to bring some work home!'

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

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

"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."

'I clawed my way to the top and then I clawed my way back to the middle.'

"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!'

"Look, I'm dying. Gotta go."

What Do Doctors Dream About?

"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.

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

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?"

"He told me I was a flip phone expected to do a smart phone job."

"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?"

"It's our latest targets...We have to do twice as much with half the stuff in a quarter of the time!"

"Dunhomin"

'It's OK, we all make mistakes. The important thing is that you learn to cover your tracks.'

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

"A catfish ate my homework."

'My life is around here somewhere.'

"Help, I'm being micro managed."