Career Challenge Gifts

'Let's not look at it as failure. lets look at it as a chance to do better.'

"Our sales have slumped so much, we now have a couch for them."

'I hear we're heading for bankruptcy.'

Iberia Airline Cuts.

'Enjoy this Christmas as much as you can Perkins - then come to see me before the New Year.'

Take the time to do something nice for yourself. Your kids will thank you. That is, if you ever decide to have them.

Empty box of ideas

"Mum, I got the job!"

"I want to make it before I hit thirty."

Man suffering from rope burn due to climbing the corporate ladder

Caged Businessman

Ski Slope Rated Black Due To Wall At The Bottom

"You haven't been laid off because you're the designated scapegoat."

Tic-tac-toe

'I feel like I'm in a rut, too!'

"I used to be a medium, but now I'm a large."

Talent, pluck, or plain dumb luck?

"According to my calculations...school starts in exactly 20 days!"

House of books.

Business Sisyphus

'How long's he been out there?'

Sinking sales

What Sisyphus Learned: "When life gets rough, you sure find out who your friends are!"

"Night of the living adjunct professor" "What's a sabbatical?" "Tenure is boring!" "I have four desks in four schools!" "I have more prestige than a grad student."

'You can't cash your paychecks until your 6 month probation is satisfactorily over.'

"Is it me or are the obstacle courses getting harder?"

'Bernice . . . could you come in here please? Bring a can of hairspray and a cigarette lighter!'

Discomfort zone.

Still Here

'This is where the company started handing out sick bags!'

It's difficult to swim the channel without the benefit of convincing inspiration.

Don't jump! Just think what it will do to your wife and kids not to mention your career as a motivational speaker!

"Unfortunately, Whitcomb, I am suffering from compassion fatigue."

"Sorry, Dad."

'Shoot, son, if you work real hard and stick to it, I reckon you can grow up to impersonate anyone you want.'