Workload Conqueror Gifts

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

I love deadline pressure

"It's a 24/7 work culture out there!"

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

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

Tennis fans queuing at Wimbledon.

'He got a raise but not enough to help him clear the fence.'

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

"Morning, all!"

What My Day Feels Like

'It's a lateral move, you'll now be getting all of Kramer's work too.'

"I remember when we first met you were an exhausted young doctor! Now you're an exhausted middle-aged doctor!"

"Do you remember, Peg—are we on our way out or on our way back?"

"I can hardly wait...TWO WHOLE weeks without having to deal with mindless e-mails, incessant interruptions, boring meetings...."

"I can't sit down. Don't you remember? I worked my butt off for you."

Signs of Stress

"Never do today what someone else can do tomorrow."

'He's an expendable.'

"Hey look, my To Do list! I haven't been able to find this for weeks!"

Test your patience, back in one hour.

"Just put that in my, 'I'll get to it when I can, I'm only human' pile."

Woman as a beacon and guide of the family

Man carrying his boss.

"Sure I can make that deadline."

Employer surrenders to case loads of workplace disputes and claims.

"No, it's no mistake. There is no out."

"I'm bearly keeping ahead."

A Man With Problems.

"My client greatly regrets the incident with the carving knife. However, in her defense, 14 people were coming for Thanksgiving and her husband, who had just one job to do, bought only 8 rolls."

'IN--IGNORE--OUT'

"'Autonomy' is the new BUZZ word! We have to unleash our staff. Professionals like you need to be free to use your own judgement, manage your own workloads...use your initiative."

"Sorry, I can't. . . I'm really swamped."

"Less hair doesn't mean less work!"

Twenty years later, Kim turns the tables on her loathsome former English teacher.