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June 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“What’s your biggest weakness?”/“I don’t know when to quit.” (job interview joke)

A job interview joke was posted on Twitter by Jack Warnock on December 27, 2016: INTERVIEWER: What's your biggest weakness?ME: I don't know when to quit.INTERVIEWER: Well, your…

August 9, 2015
Work/Businesses

“What’s your greatest weakness?” (job interview joke)

"What's your biggest weakness" is a common job interview question. A popular joke reply has been cited in print since at least 2013. TwitterVic Norman‏@DragonandFlagonBest…

December 23, 2025
Work/Businesses

“What’s another name for the captain of a sail boat?”/“A sails manager.”

"Sales manager" shouldn't be confused with "sails manager," but there are jokes. "YES! Just been hired as a sails manager at the yacht club 🚣" was posted on…

June 12, 2019
Work/Businesses

“What’s the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?”/“One sells watches, one watches cells.”

A classic riddle about a jeweler is: Q: What’s the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?A: One sells watches, one watches cells. "WHAT is a difference between a jeweler and a jailer?…

January 1, 2018
Work/Businesses

“What’s the difference between a philosopher and an engineer?”/“About $50,000 a year.”

A joke about the earnings potential of philosophers is: Q: What’s the difference between a philosopher and an engineer?A: About $50,000 a year. The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.philosophy…

May 19, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Whatever life throws at you, duck and let it hit someone else”

"Whatever life throws at you, duck and let it hit someone else" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Occasionally when life throws a curve ball at you... Just…

January 9, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood”

"Whatever you do in life, always give 100%. Unless you're donating blood" is a jocular aphorism that has been printed on many images. The saying was first posted on Twitter on…

May 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When a door closes another door should open, but if it doesn’t then go in through the window”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterBurton Brown Sr.@BurtonBrownWhen a door closes another door should open, but if it doesn't then go in through the window. Anonymous #quote11:01 AM - 7 May 2018

September 27, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“When a hot person at work emails me I’m like this email could have been a meeting”

Many employees who are dragged into a meeting by a boss later lament that "this meeting could have been an email." Sometimes, however, people desire a meeting over an email, especially so…

August 14, 2016
Work/Businesses

“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?’”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don MarquisDonald Robert Perry Marquis (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/ mar-kwis; July 29, 1878 in Walnut, Illinois – December 29, 1937 in New York City) was a humorist,…

April 4, 2015
Work/Businesses

“When a man with money meets a man with experience…”

A 1917 article by William D. Isham, credit manager of the Harley-Davidson Motor Co., explained about business partnerships: "We have all heard of the man who went into business with a partner,…

April 28, 2019
Work/Businesses

“When action meets compassion, lives change”

"When action meets compassion, lives change" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The slogan has been used in efforts to help the poor and the sick, and in…

January 7, 2017
Work/Businesses

“When all else fails, read the instructions”

"When all else fails, read the instructions" is a jocular line that has been cited in print since at least 1954, when it was applied to an automatice food dispensing machine. "If all…

February 6, 2026
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“When checking out at the store, ask your checkout person what kind of candy bar they like and buy them one…”

Stores usually sell candy at the checkout line, and there's a joke about this. "When checking out at the store, ask your checkout person what kind of candy bar they like and buy them one.…

March 25, 2014
Work/Businesses

“When Christianity came to America, it became a business”

Dr. Richard C. Halverson (1916-1995), chaplain to the U.S. Senate, was credited in 1984 for a speech before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church: "In the beginning the church was a…

September 6, 2021
Work/Businesses

“When Dracula shops online, he keeps clicking ‘Your Account’”

"Your account" shouldn't be confused with "You're a Count," but there are several Count Dracula puns. "RT @GaryDelaney: I bet Dracula does all his shopping…

August 6, 2012
Work/Businesses

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against wind”

"The Country Parson" comic strip, by Frank A. Clark, from September 6, 1955, said: "When everything seems to be goin' against you, remember that the airplane takes off against…

December 13, 2020
Work/Businesses

“When I applied for shift work, I didn’t realize the ‘F’ was silent”

"Shift work" is sometimes called "shit work." "Shift Work... The 'f' Is Silent" was posted on Twitter by Gage Findlater on February 25, 2013. "When I…

February 4, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When I asked a taxidermist what she did for a living, she replied with ‘You know, stuff’”

When asked what one does, "stuff" is a non-specific answer, but suppose one really does "stuff" for a living? "'Oh, you know, 'stuff'' ~ a taxidermist,…

December 27, 2025
Work/Businesses

“When I be late to work, I walk in fake mad”

If you're late for work, don't walk in with a smile on your face. Look angry or mad, as if the traffic, or a delayed bus or train, or something else held you back from that wonderful work…

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