Career Progression Contemplator Gifts

A system of appraisal gives staff an opportunity to discuss their work objectives...

"My career's in shreds, but on the bright side, so are my files."

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

'I had considered a career as an offshore commodities broker specialising in securitised asset transfers but the pension wasn't as good.'

Not much money, glory, or praise

"The corner ledge is reserved for senior management."

Scapegoat of the Year

“I know you’re really busy right now, but when you have a chance I’d love to pick your brain about how you got to where you are today.”

"I'm 59 and they say I'm middle aged. Just how many people do you know who are 118?"

'He will observe your text now...'

'I started as an office boy and growled my way to the top.'

'Being a nobody isn't so bad...You don't have to worry about becoming a has-been.'

"My rise in the company was solely based on convincing management that I was a nerd in high school."

'Where do you see yourself in five minutes?'

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I... I... I..."

"She said that she's against combing marriage with a career....so I quit my job."

If I could sell my experience for half of what it cost me I could retire.

"Oh, just great, Dick. How are things going with you?"

'I've been thinking about quitting, but it's the only thing that gets me out of the house.'

Guys looks in the mirror and sees himself as a prisoner.

'Nothing serious. I just hate my job.'

'At least hanging around street corners reminds us we're at a crossroads in our lives.'

Cycle of Professional Development

"I started out fetching."

'I am not my job... my job is not me... I do not need my job to give my life a purpose...' 'Hey, did you hear the news? We're all laid off!' 'Stupid affirmations!'

'What do I do for a living?? Isn't it obvious?'

'I started at the bottom, running mazes in the lab.'

Bowther, Wilkin, Lynch & Fisk

"I feel I blend in well with the holes in my career ladder."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

'I'm not saying this is a deadend job, but you can forget a trophy wife.'

"Well, if I was ambitious, we'd have a nice house and more money, but I'd never be around."