Overworked Mugs

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

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

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

Back to work...

'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?'

"JB wears many hats. He just can't delegate"

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

What Do Doctors Dream About?

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

Twisted Peel works overtime.

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

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

Death Boss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And this is another economic indicator."

"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."

Burn out

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

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

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