Hard Worker Pillows

Santa's days off.

'Wait for me!'

'Your wife called to remind you that she still exists.'

'He worked to the day he died.'

Low-Energy Drinks

'I had no idea aspirin came in such a large bottle.'

"It can't be much of a life working all day, but at least he gets to wear a stripey jersey."

Time for vacation, time for work.

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

"I think I'll have the businessman's lunch."

'What do you mean I don't take time to smell the flowers?'

"What's this I hear about you not having an ulcer?"

"It's tragic to seek how quickly the enthusiasm of youth drains away..."

If I had sleeves, I'd roll them up...

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master.

Busy day at the office.

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

'But I do have fun, I have lots of fun. I have lots of fun making lots of money.'

'I suppose it was a blessing. Toward the end he was finding it very difficult to remain competitive.'

"Don't wait up for me. I'm going to have to put in an all-winter."

"Welcome to the United States."

'It's called playing. Provides one with a sense of accomplishment - without actually accomplishing anything.'

"I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't make you work your a** off!"

"Yes, you do go the extra mile for this company. But you've been going in the wrong direction."

"Don't be irreplaceable, because if you can't be replaced...you can't be promoted."

"The counselor wasn't much help about getting into college. All he said was to study hard and get good grades."

Manual Worker

"They never told us what carrying twenty times our own weight would do to our knees."

'If CEO pay packets aren't a problem, why doesn't everyone get one?'

"How come politicians don't earn mimimum wage. If anybody does minimum work, it's them."

"This is my son...I want him to work his way up all the way from the bottom- even if it takes all day."

'I had a terrible day. . . but the money was good.'

What are they complaining about...the work is challenging,interesting, demanding...AND we let them do it for 80 hours a week.

Curate talking to miners

'As much time and effort as he puts into this job, you'd think there was some money in it.'