Career Frustration Gifts

"Miss Widlington, I've failed in life, send in someone for me to blame."

"Why's Joey upset? Did he ask for a raise? More vacation time? A promotion?"

37 years in the same position.

'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.'

Maybe it's now time to review our customer care strategy!"

Stress Busters - Doodle Maze - Leopards

"While you're at it Houdini, try and find the last ten years of my life in there."

Sick

'I don't know how much more of this I can take!'

Sports Radio in Crisis

"How do you know if you're under the radar or washed up?"

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'I'm glad to see you finally pulled in sales. Nevertheless, you're fired. Here, we're dealing with socks and shoes, not with suits and shirts.'

'I used to be an accountant but I found it too depressing.'

'After being here for more than forty years - as undergraduate, graduate student instructor, professor - what saddens me most is that this was not the college of my choice.'

"Tell me again how many young minds I will have shaped by the end of my teaching career."

I can read this audit, but HOW should I read it...What is my MOTIVATION, how do I bring these figures to life,make them sing!... Colin often wondered whether accountancy had been the right career choice for him

"Just pick one!! We're already late!!"

"I hate my job and I'm terrified of losing it."

"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."

'No seriously. His final words actually were, 'If I only had spent more time at the office.''

Still Here

'Make your wishes, but I can't promise anything regarding jobs.'

"We liken our business to a nursery Smithers. Unfortunately, we see you as more of a ground cover than a climber."

"You don’t seem happy here."

"I've lost my mojo."

'Another day another dollar Maurice, but boy do I hate kids!'

'Thank you for calling Tech Support. Your computer is one month old. We no longer support that model. Good day.'

"In five years, I see myself with the same job title, about the same salary, and significantly more responsibilities."

'Of course being on short term contract, I don't enjoy the same benefits as the rest of you.'

"She's always like this at this time of the month,short tempered, insecure,anxious,questioning why she does the job!" "PMT?" "Wageslip!"

'I started out as one of the good guys but I hated it.'

"My jacket blurbs used to have such conviction, he thought to himself wistfully."

"Papi, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you!"

"Okay, okay - I'll keep my day job!"