Subject: Work (Page 25)

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow.

(1899 – 1995) humorist
Life Wealth Work

Never mistake motion for action.

(1899 – 1961) author & journalist
Situations Work

Security isn’t. Management can’t. Sales promotions don’t. Customer assistance doesn’t. Worker’s won’t.

Murphy’s Laws Work

To estimate the time it takes to do a task, estimate the time you think it should take, multiply by two, and change the unit of measure to the next highest unit. (Example: allocate two days for a one-hour task)

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

The one time during the day you lean back and relax is the one time the boss walks by.

Murphy’s Laws Work

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach
Education School Work

To protect your position, fire the fastest rising employees first.

Murphy’s Laws People Situations Work

Too many people are ready to carry the stool when the piano needs to be moved.

Work

I used to have a job as a pantomime horse, but quit while I was a head.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Communication Language Work

There's no real need to do housework – after four years it doesn't get any worse.

(1908 – 1999) English writer
Housework Situations Work

Plumber: A drain surgeon.

Definitions Occupations

Job: A state of employment everyone wants but few look forward to on a Monday morning.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter
Definitions Work

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Education Misspokements Occupations

Since I didn't want to go round mugging old ladies or robbing banks, I took up boxing.

English boxer
Boxing Occupations Sports Work

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress
Housework Work

Sailors ought never to go to church; they ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.

(1866 – 1946) English author
Occupations Work

Undertaker: The last guy to let you down.

Definitions Occupations Work

America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.

(1899 – 1995) humorist
Money Occupations Time Work

Retirement: The time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.

Definitions Time Work

Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day’s work.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Work

You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind.

Proverbs Work