Ngo Staff Mugs

Third World debt interest repayments/ charity aid

Humanitarian Relief.

"Nation-building never works."

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

Mario Draghi

Woman carries the world.

'Is that the sweet smell of success or some imitation air freshener?'

Multi-tasking.

'These are job perks.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

Gay Times...

"I'm in nonprofit work for the money."

'Say, our stress control seminar worked! Our sales are way down...but so what if they are.'

'The ultimate sign of success is when no one puts you on hold.'

Stressed employee says to colleague: 'I think I'm on top of the situation and I hope I'm in the loop, but I can't seem to get ahead of the curve.'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

'What's the matter... you're not grim here?'

Busy office.

'Once, long ago, I thought I was wrong...but it turned out I was mistaken.'

'A High-pain job? Yes, I believe we have that.'

'Normally, I would give credit where credit is due but we're in a credit crunch. Therefore, I will take all the credit for your hard work on this project.'

'You obviously took my suggestion to reduce stress to the extreme.'

The role of administration.

Brainstorm in progress.

"I'm giving you a 300% salary increase, and four months paid leave."

"I intend to stay in this job, come Hell or high water."

'Brains...brains...brains...'

"The after-dinner mint is the boss's idea. I think it's superfluous."

'I sense we might be having a problem with our appointment scheduling.'

Sales.

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

'Look Jefferson, much as I respect your emphasis of the informal approach...'

'At this juncture in my presentation, I'd like to dispense with the illusion of coherence.'

"You don't mind the psychometric test, do you?"

'Stevens, get in here. I need a few minutes with the left side of your brain.'