15 Funny Quotes About Work to Help You Battle the Sunday Scaries
15 Funny Quotes About Work to Help You Battle the Sunday Scaries
For most people, one of the givens of life is that we all, at some point, have to have a job, in one form or another. Whether you’re a banker, a teacher, a salesperson, or a caregiver, our weekdays are typically filled with the stresses of work life. And while some may say that they’re lucky enough to have found a job that they love so much, it never truly feels like they're working, the majority of us are out there dealing with stressful coworkers and trying to decide whether it’s worth using up a sick day so that you can avoid that three hour-long meeting and nap instead. And while you could do that, another way to deal is by finding some humor in the thick of it all with these funny quotes about work.
Let these hilarious quotes about work — straight from the mouths of well-known names like Robert Frost, Albert Einstein, and even Homer Simpson — bring a smile to your face.
Mark Twain
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
Jerome K. Jerome
"I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."
Oscar Wilde
"The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one."
William Castle
"An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault."
Edgar Bergen
“Hard work never killed anybody but why take a chance?”
John Gotti
“If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter.”
Dave Barry
“If you had to identify in one word the reason why the human race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’”
Drew Carey
“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar.”
Kin Hubbard
“There’s no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn’t tell you about it?”
Bill Gates
“I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
Groucho Marx
“No man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early.”
Charles Lamb
“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.”
Robert Benchley
“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at that moment.”
Robert Frost
“The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.”
Albert Einstein
“If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z. Where X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.”
"No man goes before his time unless the boss leaves early."