Career Brainstorming Enthusiasts Gifts

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

'I don't like heights...maybe that's why I've had so many low points in my life.'

JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS HERE!, ''Trustworthy, friendly, loyal, helpful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, obedient and cheerful' -- This is going to look GREAT on my resume!'

'It could have been worse...she might have chosen banking.'

'So, what do you want to be when you grow up: rebel scum or loyal servant of the supreme android republic?'

"Todd was glad he had a support animal."

No, no, Grok, we love your creative voice! Ort is just here to do a little punch-up.

The artist wakes refreshed, creative juices flowing.

'...and, if your idea is so imaginative, innovative and original, why aren't our competitors doing it?'

'Where do you see yourself in five minutes?'

'Going back to work now that the kids are grown is one thing, Martha. Mounting a hostile takeover bid of my company is another!'

'Nice work, kid. Looks like you might be ready to sit up at the big boys' table.'

You have reached the end of your brain...

'hard work and more hard work got me where I am today...Not my hard work of course.'

'Get out there and keep your job!'

"She said that she's against combing marriage with a career....so I quit my job."

'I've been thinking about quitting, but it's the only thing that gets me out of the house.'

"Excuse me, Mr Newton, but some of the employees think that your promotion has gone to your head."

'Nothing serious. I just hate my job.'

"And someday, when you're a little further up the corporate ladder, maybe we'll let you meet J.R. himself!"

On the seventh day the ideation got a little heated.

'Introducing one of our top salesmen despite his old age. . .'

Rodin's Thinker - 'I think, therefore I am.'

"Great moments in songwriting" "What if she had a little lamb?" "Maybe it follows her to school?" "Wouldn't that make the children laugh?" "Exactly."

"Exscuse me, but I think I'm in the wrong shaped hole."

'Of course you can make a great career here! Look at me - when I started working, I was just called 'dude'. Now, only 25 years later, they call me 'MISTER dude'!'

"I'm going to make you a stay-at-home mom."

"I just don't know what to do with myself in that long stretch after college but before social security."

'You've spent the last 20 years in college. What made you stop hiding from the real world?'

"I tried bouncing a few ideas off Bob but they bounced back."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

Refusal to Embrace New Ideas

You are more than your job description.