Career Growth Mugs

"I like your attitude, Harris."

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

"I started in the Lab and worked my way up."

"This is my son...I want him to work his way up all the way from the bottom- even if it takes all day."

The interviews hadn't begun, but Carl was quietly confident

'I understand Benson is the principle partner here.'

'I used to worry about becoming a big cheese in the company. Now that I'm a big cheese in the company, I worry about my cholesterol.'

"Welcome home, Dear. Did you catch the carrot today?"

'How do you feel about working for a start up?'

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

"If you can stay on throughout our restructuring, you can keep your job."

'Of course I put the children first! Look how much I pay their nanny.'

"I hope you realize you have access to someone with tremendous power."

Will work for recognition.

Worker bees.

An invitation for opportunity to knock

Soldier looking in the mirror and seeing a general.

'Well, Jim, it appears you just put your finger on my one point of terrible vulnerability!'

'Sure, who wouldn't want to be a secretary. Secretary of State.'

"You won't be getting the promotion, Kimble - but look on the bright side, no more stress, high blood pressure or ulcers."

"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."

'Hey, I'm just happy to have made the practice squad of an NFL team. And if I do a good job, who knows?'

Others' perceptions (which aren't always true)

'Is this making it?'

"No, mom. . . it was last winter when I was skating on thin ice. This spring I'm just walking a fine line."

"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!"

'So, then.... you don't LIKE life in the fast lane?'

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

Others will fight for you

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

'Cromwell, you remind me of myself at your age... only richer.'

'My position is so unimportant I never worry about being backstabbed.'

"It's lonely at the top...But it beats being depressed at the bottom."

"I set the bar too high and hit my head on it. I set the bar too low and tripped over it."

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