Perfectly Productive Pillows

Working from Home

"Give a sh*t" "Don't give a sh*t"

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

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

Motivation to work

"(Huff) Here's (huff) your (huff) tea (huff... huff... huff... huff...)" "I will almost certainly regret asking you this, but what on earth are you doing, you cretin?" "All (huff) across America, (huff) office workers are ditching (huff) their desks and walking (huff) on treadmills while they work." "Can I get some water?" "Coming right up." "Good thing I wore my tripping shoes."

"Do we always have to work through lunch?"

'I see you're still trying to get the staff enthused over the weekly meetings.' (Meeting offers free coffee, free snacks, eye-popping charts, exciting videos and free idea pads).

"Meanwhile, obsessing about productivity is way up."

'It's a fake - but all the hanging around the water cooler is down 57%!'

"Has anyone else noticed that the efficiency experts seem a little robotic?"

"Ok, so you got the worm. What are you going to do with the rest of your day?"

Time Out For Teddy

'My multi-tasking turned into faulty-tasking.'

'This software package can cut your workload in half. Do you want to purchase two copies?'

"You should be able to get through your emails during the working day then you could use the rest of your life to do some of the work."

"Oh, I can be dependable, and for another £200 a week, I can be productive too."

'I'm sorry you had to wait. My Time Management Workshop started late.'

"Miss Jones! Clear my schedule until I get this sorted out!"

"Some days, no matter how much you procrastinate, work still gets done."

'I need a tool to measure productivity.'

Strategic Planning Magnetic Kit showing words such as 'increase,' 'global,' 'leading,' and 'profitable'

"A laptop has been installed in each rest room stall."

'Im so overloaded with emails, just one monitor wasn't enough to handle them all.'

It's to stop you getting side-tracked.

'I'm the CEO of a large corporation. Of course my cough is productive. Everything I do is productive.'

"I think you're becoming a workaholic."

Working Environment

Doctor to man: 'You're a workaholic - you tested positive for elbow grease.'

"Yes, I know, Munger. But Wallace Stevens didn't scribble his damned verses on company time."

"Slip some performance enhancing drug into the water. We need more production!"

'I start my day by making a list of everything I need to do . . . and who I can get to do it for me.'