School Burnout Gifts

"I feel I need to take a break from academia."

IN box...OUT is wastepaper basket on fire.

"This is nice … let’s not hop again tomorrow."

Another day at work would be one too many...

"They've hiked up our targets again...I'm going to have to put in some overtime to have any chance of meeting them!"

Man running in a hamster wheel

"We offer a generous flex time policy - you can work your 90 hours per week any way you'd like."

Stressed over time management

"I think that might have been one deadline too many for Tim!"

'Does the Fifth Amendment apply to report cards?'

'All right, Hargreaves, you've made your point clear.'

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

Sports Radio in Crisis

'The trouble with success is that the formula is the same for a nervous breakdown.'

"I don't think we can put off dealing with 'presenteeism' any longer."

'I need tomorrow off to recharge my batteries.'

Pre-vacation-burn-out radiology reports.

Doctor sleeps in a patients bed.

"I don’t understand why they aren’t happy, we give them challenging, demanding work and let them do it 80 hours a week!"

'I wish there were true and false questions on math tests. At least that way I'd have a 70% chance of getting one right.'

'We took a look at our passport pictures and realized that we need a vacation.'

'There is NO way I can perform under that kind of pressure!'

"I'm burned out on fetching. I'm thinking of changing careers."

'No, Stanworth, feeling sick of your job does not qualify you for sick leave.'

"It's the worst part of working here...spending so much time with people at the end of their tether, ill, stressed, desperate for help..."

'My life is around here somewhere.'

"Sorry I'm late again, boss. I got held up in self-doubt and regrets."

'Did you finish the business plan and out look for the next five years?'

You've got to help me, Em. Sure. My mom's hot on this strict, Chinese-style parenting. Welcome to my world. Tell her that your parents aren't pushing you to be a doctor. Sure. They gave up on that. They'll settle for Harvard law school. That's too much information.

"You have to admire him - at least he gave it a go!"

'I keep failing my spelling tests. I think my brain needs more RAM.'

When you are most likely to be stabbed in the back

'He'll be with you in a minute. Right now he's unwinding.'

'I need a Vacation.'

"You don’t seem happy here."