Career Advancement In Teaching Prints

Pursuing Success

A Puppet Named Juan

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

Businesswoman Empowerment

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

In basket-case.

"It's clear to me that you want to go far with this company."

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

A fight in the Boardroom.

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

Reach for the Star.

"Helen brings home our second, third and fourth incomes."

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

"I've never said this to a woman before, but here goes: We're not paying you enough."

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

"But everyone is befuddled by math."

'He got a raise but not enough to help him clear the fence.'

I'm going to practice on you before I start managing other people.

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

"We need to reset our fiscal compass to the changing business horizon."

Working hours.

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

'We're like family. I look out for them. They look out for me.'

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

'What amazes me most is that years ago I couldn't even spell teacher - now I are one!'

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

The Evolution of the Bonus

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

'You really want that promotion, don't you, Sherman?'

"It used to Casual Friday. Now it's Furlough Friday."

CEO du Jour

"My report to the board was perfect. They did not understand a word of it and now think I'm smarter than them."