Workload Whiner T-Shirts

"This job is way too hard! Crazy customer...rude suppliers...kids who mess up displays...and all we get is $5.15 an hour! It's nothing but sheer exploitation of hard-working American teenagers!"

"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."

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

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

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

Storm in the out tray

'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!"

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

'I hear you got your increase.' - 'Yes, that proves my theory, if you whine enough, you get anything you want.'

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

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

'He's an expendable.'

Signs of Stress

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

"Sure I can make that deadline."

"I'm bearly keeping ahead."

Man carrying his boss.

A Man With Problems.

Employer surrenders to case loads of workplace disputes and claims.

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

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

'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."

"I don't understand, having a pulmonary embolism isn't on his to do list!"

"Less hair doesn't mean less work!"

'Sorry I'm not at the meeting, sir

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

'I'm 43 years old. That's 64 in work years.'

"When you reach the bottom of the pile, you'll find this week's paycheck."

"Time to do it in!"