Overworked Yet Humorous Gifts

"I hate it when you bring your work home with you!"

Working hours.

Work Slave

'I don't have time for throwing up.'

"You do realise that the post is only part time, no more than 70 or 80 hours a week."

'You know, I never have had a sabbatical....'

"We're looking for a workaholic with another job that'll provide the pension and health benefits we don't provide."

Death Boss

Phil, I'm just too depleted to function. I need to take the afternoon off and recharge my batteries.

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

"I've been kept on hold so often, I'm really developing a taste for easy listening music."

'Miss Barnes, cancel my appointments. If I start swimming now, I can be back in the office in a few weeks.'

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

"Don't think of it as being laid off, think of it as a cure for your workaholicism."

'Are these billable hours?'

'This new 4570mhz system with super high-speed dsl internet connection will allow you to work 50% harder and I'll be able to keep in touch with you from my yacht.'

"If you work real hard and are willing to put in the hours, the sky's the limit."

Gone out...here is a computer simulation of your dinner

"Tell me about the sunshine, George."

'You can't cash your paychecks until your 6 month probation is satisfactorily over.'

Working Vacation.

'I'm afraid he's a bit tied up right now'

'I question his commitment since his ulcer isn't bleeding.'

"It happened either over the weekend or when I left the office today for lunch."

"Endless Summer III"

"I don't think I'll go in today. I just dreamed a whole day's work, including lunch."

'How much for you to do my tax return?'

"I'm sorry Perkins, but dying at your desk is a strict breach of company policy!"

'I've always been so busy, I've never taken the time to stop and smell one.'

"I'm leaving my job so that I can spend time with another job."

"I was married to my job for years, and now, all of a sudden, I'm paying ALIMONY to it!"

"First his cell phone died and then he died."

"Tim, you seem to have spent days without a break, you need some fresh air. Why don't you go and pick some litter in the car park."

"Posthumously yours."

'Not everyone is able to cope with change.'