Worker's Champion Gifts

'They're still ticked off about losing the cost-of-living allowance.'

Low-Energy Drinks

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tick, tock-tock, tickety-tick tock ….

'I had no idea aspirin came in such a large bottle.'

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

"I think I'll have the businessman's lunch."

"We need a union!'

"You'll do everything...accounting, marketing, manufacturing...with no pay or benefits...and three years from now we'll trade you in for a newer, sexier model."

"All this namby pamby nonsense about stress...I've been stressed for YEARS and it's never done ME any harm... " "But you're only 25!"

"What's this I hear about you not having an ulcer?"

"It's tragic to seek how quickly the enthusiasm of youth drains away..."

Busy day at the office.

'I suppose it was a blessing. Toward the end he was finding it very difficult to remain competitive.'

'It's a beautiful lighthouse. However, hauling the batteries up the stairs has taken its toll on my back.'

When collective bargaining is outlawed!: 'To work here, you have to wear this metal collar!'

The blue-collar diner for white-collar people...

'I had a terrible day. . . but the money was good.'

Academy.

"He's here early and he stays late. I don't know if he's dedicated or just homeless."

Party Scene

Job Stress.

Employee of the Month - male.

"Daddy's going of to defeat terrorism in subtler, economic ways."

I've formed a union and I demand fair pay. You hear that, people? This guy wants to destroy the country. He's using a union to demand wage hikes and benefits while the rest of us toil and suffer. If I give him a raise, all of our pastry prices will rise. What do you say to that? Boo. Hiss. Send him back to Russia, in 1960. You should go, they're going to pelt me with food. Thank you. You'll never know what this means to me.

"I still say we're stretched dangerously thing."

"Let's just say this hasn't been a Monday morning of magical thinking."

'Watch out or they'll shove higher wages and better life down your throat!'

'Wow, she's still here! That's what I like about Sally, she has a great work ethic!'

Don't tell me not to burn the candle at both ends --- Tell me where to get more wax! (Published previously on July 22, 2010).

"This is your supervision, your time. Feel free to tell me anything."

Rex grits his teeth, puts on his big boy pantaloons and gears up for the day ahead.

Amazon Strike

"Just when you think you have nothing more to give, you have to work until eight."

"I'm afraid we'll have to postpone our contract talks. Our new negotiator quit. he won't work for the wages we pay."

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