Being busy, the symptoms

You know everyone in the office is busy when...

• An editor has an unread message count of 1,600 emails. I hope I'm joking
• Someone bought new copies of magazines two weeks ago and they are still inside the paper bag from the store, with the cling wrap still on. Who has the time for some light reading?
• Usual lunch buddies decide to eat chicken rice while answering emails 
• You go for lunch and eat Japanese food, have a nice capuccino, buy snacks for tea time. Do anything that could let you savour every minute of being away from your Mac 
•  Everyone is passing you layouts, and your deadline is always "tomorrow". Or worse, "later"
• There is a shortage of shortbread and chips in the pantry - stress eating is always our salvation
• The phone keeps ringing. Yes, PR people chasing for RSVPs for press events 
• You keep on forgetting to send physical copies of magazines to previous contributors 
• Your editorial director is going back and forth to different desks to remind all of you of things
• Your client service manager is cc-ing you in everything. Even the thank you emails 
• You miss your monthly biking session. How could you. Even your exercise bike session. Nooo 

And you realise you have two trips in the coming months, accommodation? Nil. And you haven't even applied for annual leave.