Overworked Buddy Gifts

Working Vacation.

'I'll be late for dinner, dear, I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

'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!'

Your Work/Life Balance Is Off. Shall I Auto-Correct?

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

Stressed employee says to colleague: 'I think I'm on top of the situation and I hope I'm in the loop, but I can't seem to get ahead of the curve.'

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

Work Slave

'What do you mean...You feel uncomfortable asking for time off?'

What Do Doctors Dream About?

"I can give you a little bit of focus on 2:53 next Thursday."

'I have a typical nine to five job. It's enough work for nine people and I'm treated like a five year old.'

Death Boss

Twisted Peel works overtime.

"Planning, who's got time for planning... I don't even have time to get dressed in the morning."

'My poor darling! Did your boss put you under pressure again?'

"I want to apologise for calling this meeting on such short notice."

"Every summer I regret having used up all my vacation days in January."

'The boss is taking me along for a working vacation. I'll be doing his work while he has fun.'

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

'I'm working about 85 cups of coffee a week. Why do you ask?'

"I'm putting you in charge of this project because you're already miserable."

"And this is another economic indicator."

"My appraisal says disappointing..." "But with a smiley face!"

Burn out

"This is all I have time for now, dear...the knight slays the dragon and marries the princess. For more detail go to www.fairytale.net."

"I hope it wasn't too much of a problem covering for me..."

"I hate doing appraisals, it involves thinking about them."

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

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

"Dunhomin"

"I don't know what's so funny. All I asked was whether this was their only flight today."

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

"I was desperate, dear. I had to find a way to teach and do all my required publishing."