Workaholic Hero Gifts

'He arrives before and leaves after everyone else...probably homeless.'

'Halberstam became 'Employee of the Year' because he died behind his desk instead of calling in sick. What a bloody swot!'

'We thought that you'd want to keep up with your work at the office.'

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

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?'

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

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

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

"Do you promise to love, honour and contribute to the gross national product?"

'No, I'm not stranded. This is the only place I could find that has no distractions.'

"I'm thinking of turning this home office into a man-cubicle."

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

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

Laptop Dancing.

"I am not a workaholic. I just work to relax."

Man running in a hamster wheel

'I want to empower you to fulfill your potential! If you can work 16 hours today, then your 20-hours shift tomorrow should really elevate your self-esteem'!

'When I took this job, I had no idea how much it would cut into my quality, family texting time.'

"When you've been here as long as I have, you'll start to burn out"

Computer monitor for a head.

'Would you all please congatulate...'

"National Metaphor Day by the looks of it."

Workaholic's Hoilday Appartment

'Sure, I'm a working mother - is there any other kind?'

"It's no good - I just can't do this without a brief and a deadline."

'I didn't come in to hear that I'm burning the candle at both ends. I came for more wax.'

I have been working so hard I haven't gone to the gym in ages. You've been trying to make ends meet and forgot about the middle!

'I'm thinking of cutting my hours down to 24/7."

'What - no internet? No USB ports? No socket for the coffee machine? No phone? Are you crazy? My husband was a very important CEO!'

"I need to clone myself."

'Don't disturb me - I'm in conference!'

'This is just an informal pledge that we all go through.'

"You say you’re currently holding down 3 jobs...very impressive."

STRIP Hambone: Businessman in hospital with his computer