Too much on your plate?
Anon
2019
Too much on your plate?
How did this happen?
Can’t you give it back?
That was a bit careless
Next time better luck
Can’t you delegate?
Do you overcommit?
Are you taken for a ride?
Take a breath and sit
Too much on your plate?
Share it
Don’t tip it
Eat it
Don’t eat it
Don't do it
You can do it
Don't drop it
Slowly chew it
Too much on your plate?
Don’t be greedy
Put some in the refrigerator
Go on, you reserve it
Have a lighter meal later
Go for a walk
Don’t have dessert
Chew a bit of peppermint
Your time and space assert
Too much on your plate?
Show more resilience
Learn how to cope
Go on a course
And if there is no hope
You’d better do a runner
It’s clearly your fault
You‘ve fallen, failed, faltered
The falling you can’t halt
Makes me think that ...
Many people feel overworked, even overwhelmed at work. Do you?
Narrator:
Anon
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