Finance Gladiator Mugs

'...And then, my balloon mortgage popped!'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

Rage.

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

"Well, it's unanimous. Instead of going out of business quietly, with dignity and grace, we've decided to end things killer asteroid-style, taking as many of our competitors with us as possible!"

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

"Good news...I found a doctor who says you can still play!"

'Dog eat dog.'

"When you've been here as long as I have, you'll start to burn out"

'I'm telling ya, it's a jungle out there.'

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

'I'd better make a note of your blood group...'

"Everything's gone up."

'I feel confident about our presentation. If there is any blowback, don't worry. We're both wearing our flak jackets under our suits.'

American Football.

"I know I should have gotten a cart, but I can't give up now."

'So far we're holding off overseas competition.'

'Next on 'evening shouting match'...is it a bull or bear market?'

Punishment for the kicker.

'I've decided to skip my senior year and go directly into an endless cycle of unrealistic expectations and failure.'

"They pay well but they expect a lot from you."

Football.

'So...worked in 'IT' long?'

"The quicksand was corporate's idea. I wanted to fire you for going over my head. They wanted to send a message."

"Bye now... it's always nice to see you and little Tommy!"

"It's a 24/7 work culture out there!"

'I'm calling you out, account to account.'

"Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until Monday?"

"A Japanese company will deliver them to us for �6.75 a thousand."

"I feel your pain. It's the least I can do for not paying you like a man."

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

'I've fired the entire company except you, Jerkins. You'll have more work without pay, but you do have job security.'