Career Setback Gifts

'If it's any consolation, our lack of business innovation will be the subject of analysis in some of the finest M.B.A. programs in the country.'

'By the time we came up with a mission statement, we were out of business.'

"Mr. Joyner, while you were out, your carefully constructed financial empire collapsed like a house of cards."

"I'm not going to shoot the messenger, but I'm also not going to renew his grant."

'That was taken after I lost everything.'

...Oscar took a Punt and Knocked on Death's Door

"I'm gonna ride it out!"

'After careful consideration, we've concluded this isn't a profits chart. It's the tip of an iceberg sinking in Antarctica.'

"When they fired me, they took back my parking pass and photo ID, but they let me keep my migraines and ulcers."

'So. . . taking that nap during my performance review was a very bad idea.'

'I'm beginning to doubt I share 95% of my DNA with money.'

'Let me guess - you lost a fight against a young challenger who has now replaced you as the company's alpha male!'

"My ship had finally come in. . . then it sank!"

Man watches sales chart drop through the floor.

'You've single-handedly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.'

"It says here that you're a contortionist and since your accident you've not been able to make ends meet."

"Edwin wasn't particularly good at interpreting female body language, but in this case it was easy."

"Here's news on the bear market. On a personal note, I lost a lot."

'I made a big mistake. In a fit of anger, I said, 'Screw you' to my boss.'

'He's sad because he had an origami business... unfortunately it folded!'

'So you see, no matter how you look at it, it's all downhill.'

'Still no bailout for us, sir, but don't give up hope!'

There comes a moment when you realize that you're not going to get that payrise you've been hoping for.

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

"I don't think much of the new Post-Brexit model."

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

"At least we no longer have the pressure of handling so much money."

"You're darn right I'm angry: my reputation has been ruined by my behavior."

Bankruptcy ii

"C'mon sweetie—you're only as bankrupt as you feel."

"I figure if I was still employed, I wouldn’t get to spend all this time with 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."

Working Holiday

"Yes, six to seven weeks is my life expectancy! Once I learned that, I thought, the hell with it, I'll stop working and start travelling..."

'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.'