Accidental Achiever Mugs

"I wasn't paying attention in school and accidentally became an attorney."

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

What else is there to wish for?

"Milk, butter, bread - all past the expiration date. either he just hadn't noticed before, or his time machine worked."

'I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. So many people have passed me by I feel like a road sign on the highway to success.'

"Today we are going to find out if you can that leap."

Caged Businessman

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

'AAAARGH!...Get it off! Whatever the hell it is...Get it off!'

"Colin kept the bar fairly low."

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

"I really love school. There's only one problem. I think not having a college degree is holding me back."

"Listen here pup, it's time you realized it's a "dog eat dog" world."

The sad fate of Isaac Newton's Tahitian counterpart.

'I was speeding right along toward my goal of moving up from middle management, when a cost-cutting measure overtook me!'

Do you mind if my mother joins our little business dinner ? You know what it's like, I don't want people from the office to think I'm sleeping my way to the top.

'It wasn't premeditated.

"Trying to get new business is killing me..."

"Think about it. Maybe it's a good thing the boss doesn't know your name."

'We can't find a pond small enough where you'd be a big fish.'

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"I know by outward standard I'm successful, but a voice inside my head keeps saying, 'Where's your private plane?"

"I hope your cast is not itchy, Stacy. I had an itchy cast on my arm once and it itched ALL the time. It felt like crawling ants! Itchy, itchy, itchy..."

"Sorry, but if we hire someone like you, you'll quit in six months and start a rival company!"

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

"Timothy, success is nothing to fear."

'Do I have to spell it out for you?'

"Sorry, but that's a road racing bike. I'm a mountain bike specialist."

How to get ahead and how to get further ahead.

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."

Employee of the Month - male.

"My career was on the launching pad."

'I'm really focused on trying to get my black belt.'