'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'
First Management Job Gifts
Looking for a gift for someone landing their first management job? Celebrate this exciting career leap with humorous and thoughtful items that recognize their achievement and new responsibilities.
'No Renee, not until you get two degrees, pass a rigorous physical, and beat out thousands of other qualified individuals.'
Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'
'What a drive! Our boy's going to go a long, long way.'
'I guess there are lots of rotten jobs, Gramma...I hope I don't have to clean the taco hut forever.'
'I've already been recruited by one of the top fast-food chains in the country!'
Dancing Doctor
Pajama Day 743
Good Luck!
"I can't get used to being a grownup."
A very young man being hired as a groom.
'At Tesmer holdings, we don't break the rules! We change them!'
"Our new information management system has just worked out where we wasted most money last year. . . It was on the new information management system."
'The ultimate sign of success is when no one puts you on hold.'
New company policy...next time you miss a meeting I need a note from a doctor or a subpoena from a judge.
Office meeting
"It's all a matter of planning...."
'And I see you've listed opposable thumbs as your greatest asset...'
'I don't know what he does, but I'm afraid to ask.'
School Career Choices: Celebrity chef, celebrity gardener,celebrity plumber, celebrity vet, celebrity painter & decorator. . .
Not a surprise, coming from the new boss - who looks about 6 years old.
The role of administration.
The new boss brought a sense of urgency.
"I see here that you are a recent graduate."
'You'll find there's no middle ground with Kirk Knoland.'
'I took a couple of years off after college to work on my smirk.'
The little engine that could delegate.
"My parents said that until I find a job and move out they will not recognize me as a sentient being."
The Paper Route
"That's nice, but do you have any references other than your Mom?"
One of the failed candidates for the copyrighters job wants to know 'wat was rong with his applicashun'.
Responsibility and duties
"Here's a manual of our rules and a CD that covers our unwritten rules.
"To make things more democratic, I've decided to introduce a round-table policy."
'We're looking for someone who is willing to just do their job.'
First Management Job Gifts Collection
First Management Job Mugs
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First Management Job Pillows
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First Management Job Prints
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First Management Job T-Shirts
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