Paper Warrior Gifts

Things-to-do-today: Daily workboxes piled up on desk.

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

In basket-case.

'It seems every time my business grows so does my paperwork!'

'Ok, I'm in a paperwork mood. Let 'er rip.'

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

Can do...No can do

'Salaries Manager. No.'

Overworked in the office

"Could you go back to the front desk? The receptionist has some forms for you to fill out."

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

Time for More Paperwork

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

Some days at work can be more challenging than others.

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'Please put that confusing mess of documents, files and folders where it belongs...in your computer.'

Late/Too Late.

In and Out Tray

'It's only fair to warn you that if you get the job there would be a lot of filing involved.'

The Great Pyramid of Paperwork

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.'

A man is in an office, behind him is a glass box containing a glass and a bottle, there is a sign saying 'in case of emergency'

Office worker pushing a pile of papers on trolley.

Deskboxes: 'LATE' and 'NEVER'.

'Why are you arguing? The customer is always right, you know! 'But he called you a crook!'

'I hate Mondays.'

'Dog eat dog.'

"No—You're thinking dog years—Editor years are twice as many."

"Thank god you're early. It's a can of worms."

The food chain is like a huge corporation, the only one who really enjoys it, is the guy at the top!

Barack Obama's To Do list.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

'Hey, everyone! I think I found the bottleneck!'

A businesswoman's desk breaks under the weight of the 'in' pile