Overworked Warrior Gifts

"It's not a nap if I'm sitting at my desk."

'He had chest pains. A real wake-up call to slow down a bit. Unfortunately, he was on another line and missed it.'

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

Burn out

Of course you're under no obligation to work overtime, you're perfectly free to leave your job right now...

Too much on my plate

Oh, don't worry, Haskins, your job is secure. You're smart enough, hard working and you don't have a life.

"I told my boss there weren't enough hours in my day. He said that's why they invented the night."

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

"When I told you to back things up, I meant your computer stuff, not your work flow."

"And when you finish curing all your patients we would like you to sort out climate change. . ."

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

"Is everything ok Phil? You seem like a shadow of your former self!"

"60 hours a week? I work 100 hour weeks... I'm a housewife with kids."

"Mrs. Wilmore, I want to be just like you when I grow up. Falling asleep at my desk."

"I guess it's okay for you to go home at the end of the day if you think that's fair to the stockholders."

"He said something about being stressed out and not to wake him or he'd sue!!"

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

'I spend fifty percent of my energy on my job, fifty percent on my wife, and fifty percent on my kids.'

Have a nice Day.

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

"Bad Bout of Corporate Angst."

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

"She has perfected her micro-nap to look as though she is thinking."

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

"Well, nothing shows up on the tests. Your headaches are probably just stress related."

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

"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."

"Worst case of month-end burnout I ever saw."

'Honey, I wish you wouldn't bring your work home with you!'

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

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

"Morning, all!"

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