Work-life Alchemist Gifts

'Can I at least have a minute to decompress?'

'I still have time for both work and family - thanks to cloning.'

"She's done it! The formula for work-life balance!"

Take the time to do something nice for yourself. Your kids will thank you. That is, if you ever decide to have them.

'We like your zip-a-dee. You need to work on your dooh-dah.'

"Don't wait up. I'll be working late again tonight."

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'Call me in the morning. In the afternoon, I'm out in the field.'

'Don't worry about your job at the office, Sweetie. They declared bankrupty today.'

"You've all been working very hard lately, and you deserve some time off. I'm giving you all a two-day membership to time-off.com."

"Good question: When can you see your families?"

"I'm the last to go home because my parents are still fine tuning their work-life balance."

"Would you like to hear about our retirement plan?"

Body Language Expert - 'You don't like your job do you?'

"I needed a gig to tide me over between baby booms."

Your resume looks great

'Business or pleasure?'

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"You're entitled to ten sick days, five personal days and four complete do-overs."

'I take it you're looking to some extra hours!'

'I wish you didn't have to bring your work home with you.'

"I'm sorry I'm away from my desk, but it's still in my thoughts."

Out Box

'The salary isn't much, but the expense account to entertain the boss, ohh-la-la!'

Life-Work Balance.

'I'll get to your project as soon as I'm caught up.'

A man on a desert island has an inbox and outbox both filled with sand.

'We got here too late. All his fizz is gone!'

"See? I told you it was possible to mix business with pleasure."

"Look, hon, I know both of our schedules have been crazy, but I still think we should take time out to consummate our marriage."

"With our recent merger, reorganization and downsizing, I don't know where I'm to go to work."

'I am not my job... my job is not me... I do not need my job to give my life a purpose...' 'Hey, did you hear the news? We're all laid off!' 'Stupid affirmations!'

Entomology. Ant Colony. Ants must worry about their work-life balance.

Personnel. Are you familiar with "flex time"? Just the usual kind -- slow workdays and fast weekends.