Stress-out Specialist Gifts

"...and at work, Doctor, I feel all the paperwork I have to do is taking the joy out of my chosen profession!"

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

"When troubles begin to take their toll, it’s nice to take a little stroll!"

"Good morning Rudy. I suppose you're wondering why I've summond you....It's time for your annual performance review...."

'You obviously took my suggestion to reduce stress to the extreme.'

"I've got a strict work/life policy at work... Anyone who has a life doesn't work anymore!"

'That's my 'job security' barometer.'

'I call it laziness - He calls it stress management.'

"I'm going to tell them our number one way to be stress-free is taking a day off to go fishing."

"Jerry's blood pressure jumped to a six month high on News of the dollar's weakness."

"Dude. You seem tense."

'I wished I'd known about this club last week. I'm really stressed out at my job!'

White flag being waved around bosses door.

"I'm going on a little mental-health walk and you're not coming with me."

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

"It's bad. He's not even responding to my emails."

"When the doctor said you should get a pet for lockdown I think he meant a cat!"

"I have had three work-related heart attacks, witch shows you that I care about my job."

Grok's Thought Stopping.

'I don't suppose I need to remind anyone that when I use the term 'bite the bullet,' I mean it metaphorically.'

'You've become run down from working too much. Try sneezing on your boss.'

'I see Phelps is back from that stress reduction seminar.'

'My best method for relieving stress is to misplace my cellphone.'

Pre-vacation-burn-out radiology reports.

'Mr Godzilla - you need anger management!'

'I hear they've named a new stress syndrome after me.'

"Try to work harder, Moorhead. You'll feel better for it."

"Okay, I'll change your diaper, but you better not tell any of my patients."

'You're lucky. At least you know your troubles aren't psychosomatic!'

"It's a new take on the whole work/life balance thing. . . Anybody who has a life needs to be given more work."

IN, IN OVER MY HEAD

"Am I worried about going belly-up? Well, I can't get my fingers uncrossed and I sleep face down."

"Colin's relaxation classes seem to have worked."

'I don't know what to do about my check - grief or anger counseling.'