Career Progression Contemplator Mugs

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.'

"The corner ledge is reserved for senior management."

Not much money, glory, or praise

Scapegoat of the Year

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

'He will observe your text now...'

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

“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?"

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

'Where do you see yourself in five minutes?'

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

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

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

"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.

Tonight's Lecture: Globalization. I've never worried about my job going overseas --- None of my jobs ever went anywhere.

'And the recruiter from IBM - did you also tell him that at college you mostly sat on a rock by the sea, trying to find yourself?'

'Nothing serious. I just hate my job.'

Glenn Hoddle

Women Have To Choose

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

Cycle of Professional Development

"I started out fetching."

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

'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!'

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

Bowther, Wilkin, Lynch & Fisk

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

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

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"