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"He was a big fan of the gig economy."

The Three Wise Queens

Wall Street Couch

Mr Yomp quickly got the hang of his new laptop.

"Are you willing to work the night shift?"

"You’d think being anthropomorphic would be enough but nowadays you need a Masters to even get your foot in the door."

'Are you picky about preferring something with a livable wage?'

Business News.

Early attempts at standardising currency.

Now hiring.

"Your curriculum vitae is extremely detailed, isn't it? I don't quite know what to make of the fact that your third-grade teacher, Miss Hartley, made you stand in the corner for throwing an eraser although another kid did it."

'How can the employees accuse me of running a sweatshop? Don't I let them go home after midnight?'

'We've decided to upgrade your position with a new version 2.0 employee.'

Taming the beast of the free market...

Fired Big Shots Who's Who.

Multi-Species Employment Agency. Did you hire the octopus for that job opening? Yeah, but I did interview other applicants. The frog was a strong candidate. I'm flexible on location - I'm an amphibian! The whale seemed to be hiding something. The gap in my resume? Uh ... I was beached for a while. And the pig wasn't smart. I see "USDA Approved" on your resume. I don't think you understand what that mwans. The octopus got the job because he's a great multitasker!

"Watch out for Donlan. He came back from Tokyo with a black belt in collective bargaining."

"You come highly recommended. I like that."

"I know you're a working dog, Angus. I just don't have anything for you right now."

Maternity Ward "Just call me the Secretary of Labor."

"Here's one I wrote myself. It's called 'Blues for the Guy I'm Laying Off.'"

'We'll save a fortune in employment tribunals.'

'Even if I did know what SEO was - what's wrong with washing cars for a bit of extra pocket money.'

"On your resume, under Achievements, what do you mean by 'inspired by actual events'?"

Lying on your CV

Right to work legislation strangles the unions.

"Hire me! Right now! Before the lightening pace of technology renders me obsolete!"

'Your request for paid leave to the training conference has hit him hard.'

"My stocks are like my wife, unyeilding."

"Yes, I do have a lot of management experience, but I won't be able to manage on the kind of salary you're offering!"

"Now tell me, what do you think you would bring to our company?"

'The good news is that I'm prepared to offer you a six figure annual salary. The bad news is that it includes the decimal.'

'Define living wage...'

'I like you, Zog, what you lack in polish, you more than compensate for in clout.'

Hey, This Way - the booming economy - good times...