Quiet Achiever T-Shirts

'Good girl, Carol - now hands up all those who have lost their pens.'

"Darn it, she's unreachable when she gets her inbox down to zero."

Desk trays - 'in', 'out', and 'one of these days'.

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

A desert island with a knotted palm tree

Hush puppy.

"I have a recurring nightmare that I've taken a test, and the professor won't give me an 'A'."

What else is there to wish for?

"Today we are going to find out if you can that leap."

Caged Businessman

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

"I really love school. There's only one problem. I think not having a college degree is holding me back."

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

"Listen here pup, it's time you realized it's a "dog eat dog" world."

"Sigh...Another sherry Harold...Go team ect."

'I was speeding right along toward my goal of moving up from middle management, when a cost-cutting measure overtook me!'

Do you mind if my mother joins our little business dinner ? You know what it's like, I don't want people from the office to think I'm sleeping my way to the top.

"Trying to get new business is killing me..."

"Think about it. Maybe it's a good thing the boss doesn't know your name."

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"I know by outward standard I'm successful, but a voice inside my head keeps saying, 'Where's your private plane?"

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

"Sorry, but if we hire someone like you, you'll quit in six months and start a rival company!"

"And, of course, if I were to get the job and start feeling comfortable here I'd no longer need the security blanket."

Ladder of Success. Slide of fun.

'Your performance review is next Tuesday. You're allowed to bring a guitar and up to three backup singers.'

"Timothy, success is nothing to fear."

'In just ten years he's accomplished what has taken others weeks to do.'

'Please give me the strength to ask for a raise without my voice breaking into an annoying falsetto and my brow all sweaty.'

"She's always been a quick learner."

"Oh no, I never replied to Theresa's email! And tomorrow I must call Steve.... What does Yara think of me?"

'Do I have to spell it out for you?'

How to get ahead and how to get further ahead.

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'

Never being able to think of the right thing to say at the right time phobia.