Mindful Careerists Mugs

"The gap in my resume is when I took time to smell the roses!"

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

My brilliant career

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

'I had considered a career as an offshore commodities broker specialising in securitised asset transfers but the pension wasn't as good.'

'It was at this point that the executive group began its hatha flow retreats.'

"Maybe this isn't the right heartless monolithic corporation for you."

'Where do you see yourself in five minutes?'

'I've been thinking about quitting, but it's the only thing that gets me out of the house.'

"She said that she's against combing marriage with a career....so I quit my job."

"Have a career, and then if you want to try acting, you'll have my blessing."

'I have never seen a resume prepared in pastels and oil paint. How long have you been unemployed?'

"I think I've been spending too much time here at work. When I went home last night my wife didn't recognize me and had me arrested for trespassing."

Still looking for your inner-grown-up, Harold?

"Well, once you get your PhD on 'The Return of the Repressed in Early Jacobean Drama', then we;ll discuss how disappointed you are."

'W e e e l l . . . my mum says I'm good at testing the patience of saints'

'Big Issue...'

'I can feel it, Henderson - Someone out there is up to no good.'

'Congratulations. It's an eight pound court reporter.'

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

"Your experience is impressive and your qualifications excellent but I'm afraid you're let down by not being the same as everyone else."

'I knew him when he was just the tea boy.'

'Since the healthcare legislation became law, our Little MBA kit outsells our Little Doctor Kit by a hundred to one.'

'You were a boring accountant in ten previous lives.'

'The meaning of life?.. You want the next mountain along.'

'If you knew that economics was the 'dismal science,' why did you become an economist?'

"I did my job, I grabbed my pile, and yet no voice at eventide has cried 'Well done!'"

"But I want a career, a family, and a cracker"

"I'm thinking of getting out of medicine completely… or volunteering in a third world country to do my liposuction."

'In today's economy, your '15 minutes of fame' will be replace by '15 minutes of job security.''

"I don't know, Baldo. I like being an assistant manager and all...but I'm not sure this job is for me."