Stressful Times Pillows

'I often come here to unwind.'

Meditation

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

In basket-case.

A female patient in an exam room sees a sign that reads, 'Break glass in case of physician burnout'

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

'My name's Google and I'm being inundated with requests for information about every damn thing imaginable, by people I don't even know...It's endless!'

"Clear my schedule for the next five minutes. I feel the need for some spontaneous frivolity."

"Worst case of month-end burnout I ever saw."

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

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

Work Parfait

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

"Well the good news is that after the reorganisation you'll be leading the team."

Surfing the daily stress

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

Be Healthy

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

What My Day Feels Like

'I can't control my anger when people get too close to my kids...'

"Give me all the caffeine you have."

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

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

"Try thinking about something else."

'Yes, as a matter of fact, you have caught me at a bad time.'

'I have much less stress since I replaced my in box with a paper shredder.'

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

"Another one so relaxed, she couldn't walk out of here."

Paperwork No Me Gusta.

'Life is all attitude: 45 seconds of enjoying it...45,000 hours of regretting it...'

In and Out Tray