Navigating A Recession Mugs

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

"Maybe now, we could look at customer care'?"

'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

Sub-prime Bear

'Crisis'

Paper Profits Break Glass In Case of Emergency.

'You can't fire me! I'm too big to fail!'

"Here, we realized it was not some awful fever dream."

'How long's he been out there?'

Unconditional Surrender

"Phew! I'm glad this part of the ride is over..."

"Well, the first reactions to the terrible truth are anger and sadness, but now it's time to act like men!"

"Your job will be to make these results look Stellar."

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

'Am I glad to be back - austerity's gone mad out there!'

'We don't have a mission statement. We have a survival plan.'

The Circle.

Jetsgo out of business.

By camouflaging himself, Ed was able to avoid being a victim of the company's massive layoffs.

Coming out of the crisis

'Since bottom line growth has been so robust, big business wants to thank you all in advance for not applying with them.'

'This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up.'

Lockdown Signpost

'Listen... that sound... we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.'

'There will be no more pocket money kids. Dad bank has gone in to liquidation.'

Goldman Sacks.

Home Owners.

"Things are looking up..."

'The good news is the airline was trying to skimp on fuel, and no terrorists were involved.'t

'Business is so bad even the shoplifters have stopped coming.'

Fun with Underemployment

"This place looks a bit run down."

'Can you let me have five till Obama bails us all out, sir?'