1

Your boss barks orders to you, seldom asking for your input on things.

2

You just about jump out of your skin when someone comes up behind you.

3

If you hear one more "great idea" about how to balance your life, you will scream.

4

You no longer laugh when someone reminds you that stressed is desserts spelled backwards.

5

Your boss runs around like a crazy person trying to get everything done, refusing to delegate or let you and the team share some of the projects.

6

You are spending increasing amounts of time trying to get others organized in order to squelch some of the chaos.

7

You promise yourself that if your coworker starts making mouth noises in the weekly meeting, this time you will scream.

8

You mentally rehearse a voicemail response that lists the names of other people who could help, ending with "they probably won't care either."

9

You are having more frequent dreams about running for an airplane. In your dream, you get to the gate just as the plane is pulling out while one of your coworkers is grinning at you from the plane window.

10

The good news is that no one could possibly ask you for one more thing. You have everything covered.

11

You are beginning to hesitate making decisions. You either freeze or stall.

12

It is obvious to you that your boss has no boundaries with regard to teamwork. Everything just spills out over everybody else's stuff.

13

You have begun going underground, disappearing for hours at a time. You avoid meeting with your coworkers, and try to stay out of sight of the boss, working on your projects alone.

14

There are no priorities at your work. People seem to get rewarded for handling crisis.

15

You find it hard if not impossible to block quiet time for planning and preparing for future projects.

16

You change your mind daily, telling your team that in these times of rapid change this is only being mentally flexible.

17

Your boss thinks you are passive-aggressive because you suggested the team needed training in time management - last week.

18

You're on edge and cranky, more impatient than usual. You snapped at the systems guy when informed about regular maintenance.

19

You get called into unscheduled meetings regularly but see that as a complement to you for being on top of things.

20

You have trouble keeping hair appointments and know that your appearance is getting a little rough.

21

Your boss says you are doing too much and keeps asking you why you aren't delegating anything to others on the team.

22

You may smack the next person who tells you to grin and bare it.

23

You worried all day about not being included in the discussion that was going on outside your work area when you arrived that morning.

24

You know there are problems on the team when everybody gets excited about tripling the customer base. With no additional supports!

25

You secretly think that working hard is fun and of course you could stop if you wanted to.