Stressed Executive Gifts

"Perhaps we pushed him too far too fast."

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

'It's a difficult job, he needed a bigger than average 'stress ball'.'

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

"I'm sorry- I can barely hear you with this goddam ocean behind me."

"I don't know what I'm going to do...my presentation is due on Monday and I haven't even started...I'm not sure I know how to speak."

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

Sad boss: "This one pretty much sums it up."

"He's in a meeting, but you have 25 seconds to leave a video message."

"And this is another economic indicator."

"Productivity may be up but I miss seeing people miserable."

"I'm having trouble sleeping through board meetings."

Still looking for your inner-grown-up, Harold?

"I'm your exit strategy."

'I can feel it, Henderson - Someone out there is up to no good.'

'He's just come back from a 'stress management' course.'

"The job stress was already bad enough, but now I have to choose between 56 flavors of coffee."

"The latest reports show life expectancy going down for the first time."

"My goodness, your back is really knotted up this morning, isn't it?"

"I'm under stress, Miss Gibson. Come in and bite my nails."

'Ahhhh. Did I just feel the tension in here break, or was it the elastic on my underwear?'

'This should be done within the next ten minutes because our company will go bankrupt in about fifteen minutes.'

"Welcome aboard. Here're your ID, your door code, and your antacid."

'Still no bailout for us, sir, but don't give up hope!'

'Sorry, I'm so busy I don't have time to stop and smell the roses...'

"Do you ever get that 'Monday morning' feeling?"

"These caseloads are impossible I've got TWICE the number I should I can't be in two places at once!"

'I wish the boss didn't feel the need to pop a tranquilizer every time I ask to see him!'

"Must you work overtime? Haven't you made enough mistakes for one day?"

'Your evaluation is based on the next 30 seconds. Go!'

"I can hear you, can you hear me?"

"Your dinner is in the convenience store."

VP in charge of computer manuals.

'Hold on. It was only a computer error.'

"On top of everything else this is a bureaucratic nightmare."