“The customer is never wrong” (business motto)
Who started the slogan "The customer is always right"? Was it department store founder Marshall Field (1834-1906) of Chicago? The first citations in 1905 seem to indicate this. "The…
“The customer is not always right. Sometimes the customer is a twat!”
"The customer is always right" is a business slogan. "The customer is not always right. Sometimes the customer is a twat!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
“The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says ‘Go!’ — a leader says ‘Let’s go!’”
The syndicated newspaper column "Office Cat by Junius" (Edgar Allan Moss of Marion, IN) published a list of sentences in November 1931 comparing a boss to a leader, titled "The…
“The difference between a rut and a grave is the depth”
"The difference between a rut and a grave is the depth" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. Brooklyn clergyman S, Parkes Cadman (1864-1936) said in 1902: "He (Cadman…
“The difference between McDonald’s and where I work. McDonald’s only has one clown running the show”
"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…
“The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way a person uses them”
Several books in the 19th century recognized that metaphorical "stumbling blocks" could be made into "stepping stones." Stumbling-blocks Made Stepping-stones on the Road to the…
“The distance between your dream and reality is called action”
"The distance between your dreams and reality is called action" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "The distance between your dreams and reality is called…
“The distance between your dreams and reality is called action”
"The distance between your dreams and reality is called action" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "The distance between your dreams and reality is called…
“The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately”
"The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "The dream is free… But the Hustle is sold separately..!!** ~…
“The drinking will continue until the economy improves”
"The drinking will continue until the economy improves" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “The firings/floggings/beatings will continue until morale improves”…
“The early bird can have the worm because worms are gross and mornings are stupid”
"The early bird catches the worm" is an old proverb. "The early bird can have the worm because worms are gross and mornings are stupid" is a jocular saying that has been printed…
“The early bird catches the worm, but the early worm gets eaten”
"The early bird catches the worm" is a proverb dating from at least the 17th century; it means that whoever does something first has the best chance of success. However, what about the…
“The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot”
"The early bird catcheth the worm" is included in A Collection of English Proverbs: (1670) by John Ray. The proverb seems to mean that arriving at work early will lead to success, but…
“The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese”
"The early bird catches the worm" is a proverb dating from at least the 17th century; it means that whoever does something first has the best chance of success. However, the person who…
“The earth is a resort for like 500 rich people and the rest of us are just the staff”
Many people feel that the rich own the world and everyone else seems to be just there to serve them. "My coworker and I were talking about capitalism and he said this: 'the earth is a…
“The economy is so bad that CEOs are now playing miniature golf”
"The economy is so bad that CEOs are now playing miniature golf" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. A stereotype is that the chief executive officers of…
“The economy is so bad that scam messages went from ‘you won the lottery’ to ‘remote job available $18/hr’”
X/Twitter Neet @neet_sol The economy is so bad that scam messages went from “you won the lottery” to “remote job available $18/hr” 4:38 AM · Jul 15, 2026
“The employee shortage is so bad that long haired freaky people can now apply”
"And the sign said 'Long-haired freaky people need not apply'" is from the song "Signs" (1971) by the Canadian rock group Five Man Electrical Band. However, in 2021…
“The engineer sees the glass as twice the size it needs to be” (joke)
A popular engineering joke is: The optimist sees a glass that's half full.The pessimist sees a glass that's half empty.An engineer sees a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be!…
“The fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years despite not having brains gives hope”
"The fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years without brains gives hope to many people" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown, but…