It is sometimes used to describe a difficult, bad, or inappropriate condition about someone’s work, and should be used only in private conversation; not where a supervisor or boss can overhear it.

她有忙不完的工作；他們把她「累」得像條狗似的。

本句亦可譯成「他們把她當猴子使來喚去，耍得團團轉呢！」主要用來形容職場裡，工作吃重或繁瑣不堪，教人從早忙到晚「疲於奔命」的情況。這句話，只可在私下講，千萬別讓公司老闆給聽見了。