Business Setback Gifts

"I wrote this one after my third startup failed. It’s called ‘I Got Yer App Right Here.’"

'How dare you suggest that I'm running this plant into the ground.'

'Crisis'

'Don't worry. I can still reach back for that 98 mile-per-hour fast ball.'

Sad businessman with sinking profits

"Bad news, sir. The public isn't buying our new Pork Ala King."

"Does anyone have a Plan B?"

"So, we look to the fourth quarter as a time of healing."

"Gentlemen, I'm pleased to say the firm is perfectly positioned to avoid chapter eleven and still be in existence this time next year."

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

'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.'

"Wait, you're firing me?! But I was Time magazine’s Person of the Year!"

'Our company has hit an iceberg and is sinking fast. Of course, it's all very symbolic.'

Paper Profits Break Glass In Case of Emergency.

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

Man watches sales chart drop through the floor.

'Let me guess - you lost a fight against a young challenger who has now replaced you as the company's alpha male!'

'Look at the bright side -- having a business fail when you're thirty is great preparation for your Midlife Crisis.'

'Our company has hit an icebery and is sinking fast. Of course, it's all very symbolic.'

"My ship had finally come in. . . then it sank!"

Ed is upset because he didn't get the promotion he had promised himself.

"Mr. Joyner, while you were out, your carefully constructed financial empire collapsed like a house of cards."

"I'm not going to shoot the messenger, but I'm also not going to renew his grant."

"I'm gonna ride it out!"

"Actually, this is where there was a slight earth tremor."

"At least we no longer have the pressure of handling so much money."

"How's that pub landlord thing working out?"

'So you see, no matter how you look at it, it's all downhill.'

"We'll double our chances of recovery if we buy two lottery tickets."

'And here is the effect spiraling energy costs, reduced consumer confidence and limited access to credit is having on our company.'

"Edwin wasn't particularly good at interpreting female body language, but in this case it was easy."

'Remember you asked me to turn around the business!'

Change of Management - Fortunes Told

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."