Employment Escapist Gifts

"John, does this mean you've given up looking for work?"

"What luck! You can have your old job back, and yesterday we rehired your former hated boss!"

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

"I like going to school...and I like coming home from school. It's all the stuff in the middle that gives me trouble."

"I'm just glad we got out before interest rates went up again."

"Bill's a little upset. The boss just chewed him out."

'Fred's Office Supply? I'd like to order a dozen more desk bins and a step-ladder please.'

"What's the problem? We told you when you started you'd have to make some sacrifices."

Something tells me it's not going to be a good school report!

"It's essential I go to work to avoid being with my family."

Rising Gas Prices

Taking a little mental vacation can help as long as you don't go to mental.

Workaholic on holiday

I hate sitting in traffic jams. - 'Move it! I need to get work.' - 'I hate sitting at my desk.' -

Forms I cannot deal with / Forms I will not deal with

'Walter, stop fantasizing and get back to your desk.'

CEO Escape

"How do you feel about working a four-day week?"

"Cubicle 311 is our 'cultural oasis'."

"Lisa, bring out the Alistair Cheng files and an iced mochaccino, if you will, please."

Whiskers realized he'd grown tired of the rat race.

'Welcome aboard, Bob. Your job is to figure out what the hell happened here.'

'Now then, Simpkins. What makes you think you could become a circus clown?'

'I'm playing 18 floors.'

Next, I recall looking down at myself and thinking, God, what a drama queen.

"Where do you see yourself getting drunk in five years?"

Fairy tale

"Then I wake up, the cheering has stopped, I have three kids, and I work in a cubicle."

Don't you worry JB, everything is fine here.

"All right, what's it going to take to make this homework go away?"

Clock watcher

'Now, dear, I spent 35 years pretending to look busy. I can't just quit overnight!'

'When I wake up, remind me to give you a few tips on how to make your presentations a little more dynamic.'

'Can I go home now, before I get overeducated?'