Work-life Balance Peacemakers Gifts

'To be honest, my work paid for this session and I really just needed the rest.'

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

"I wonder if A.I. will inevitably become as tired and depressed as we are."

'It seems every time my business grows so does my paperwork!'

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

"Don't forget to leave me a wakeup call so I can get the worm!"

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

"I'll wait a moment for everyone's energy drink to kick in."

'I'm sorry I missed your recital. Daddy was on the phone with his broker, checking on bond yields. It's another form of bonding, son.'

"Look at them smiling. They've reached their comfort zone."

"Can you juggle a household, three kids, and a career?"

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

"Where we lack in productivity is made up by extremely low employee turnover."

'As a CEO, I stand up for our rights. You've got the right to work 17 hours a day and if you don't do it, I've got the right to fire you.'

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

'Not here - home!'

HR - Helping Relationships

"We offer 104 vacation days...otherwise known as weekends."

'What do you mean...You feel uncomfortable asking for time off?'

"Miss Ross, get me a motivational speaker."

'Go to work, do your job, go home. . . Penburtson, that is the American Dream!'

"Consider this job a reality show where you work your butt off 14 hours a day. If you win, you'll get a paycheck and the chance to do it all over again next week."

King Kong Takes a Personal Day

"I noticed that since I've been working at home you've been paying me hazard pay. How did you know?"

'Surely they're not ALL still in their offices!'

'Dear, you know how I hate it when you bring your work home.'

"Oooh, I know what I want to be when I grow up: Retired!"

Balancing Family and Work

"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."

'It says it works so fast, it's accumulated seven thousand years of vacation with pay.'

"How are you enjoying the job?" "Oh, Ilove the job...it's the work that I hate."

Man leaving his office with his computer tangled around his leg,

Welsh practice launches formal objection to 'unmanageable' new housing.

'Time to leave your comfort zone, Hoskins.'

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