Career Growth Enthusiast Gifts

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

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

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

"Oh, yes, and there's plenty of opportunity for advancement."

Others will fight for you

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

"Yes, you have given 100% to this company. But, over the five years you've worked here that's only 20% a year."

'I'm sure that you are highly qualified. It's just that we're not hiring anyone at the third grade level.'

'The ultimate sign of success is when no one puts you on hold.'

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!'

"You need to justify your own existence first."

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

"I've finally arrived. The C.E.O. stopped saying 'who the hell are you' whenever he sees me."

Ego Increasing School

"What other skills do you obtain other than being able to answer interview questions?"

"Todd was glad he had a support animal."

When we believe together we achieve together.

Man carrying his boss.

Learning Curve

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

"It's amazing to think he started out in the lobby."

Wrestling Our Inner Demons

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

Ed is upset because he didn't get the promotion he had promised himself.

"You're darned RIGHT it's a serious problem! Sales people, like goldfish, grow to fit their tanks! He's got to be transferred to a bigger territory, PRONTO!"

'I'll need some people to boss around.'

Man looking at company organisation chart, he's at the very bottom.

'Look at it this way ... one bad job can can give you all the experience you'll ever need.'

"I'm getting tired of telling you you can't have a raise!"

Others' perceptions (which aren't always true)

"It's not backstabbing if I tell our boss how lame you are while you're sitting here, is it?"

After years of working in an office without a door, Doug was moved to a door without an office.

Interview.

"If I have one life to live let me live it as a blonde CEO."

'You seem young, Perkins. Why, I bet I was incarcerated before you were even born.'