Career Enthusiast Mugs

You are more than your job description.

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

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

"I love my job!"

He worked his whole life at the gas company.

"There's just something about you that makes me think you'd be a perfect fit for the job!"

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

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

'You don't have much of a work history, do you, Mr. Laren?'

Good Luck with the job hunt.

'Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Good, so do I.'

'You were in Congress for two years? -- You know, it might be better just to says that you were 'between jobs' then.'

Don't ring us and we won't ring you.

'You're not quite what we had in mind.'

'Interesting resume, but what have you done lately?'

'Of course if I hadn't spent so much time with my family I would have been BLOODY successful by now.'

'Yes, we do accept resumes online, but there's more to it than just giving me your computer with your resume on it.'

'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 never thought when I went to that job fair..."

"It wasn't that he was a mortician, it was that he liked to bring his work home with him."

"We're looking for someone with a diverse skill set accompanied by an advanced sense of passive resignation."

"Qualifications are important, but we usually prefer them to be relevant to the job you're applying for!"

'You bring an impressive array of bundled services to the table.'

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

'Thank you - we'll let you know.'

"Your solution to everything is to show up, do your job, then go home!"

'With unemployment so high, don't you think you're selfish working 2 jobs?'

'No, nothing under 'love rat'.'

'I've had more experience than you've had hot dinners - er, perhaps I should rephrase that...'

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

"....Never get into subtraction."

'You call that ambition?'

'Get out there and keep your job!'

"Well, besides 'being famous for being famous'... what life goals do you have?"

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