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  • "Suppose we hear a little less about him being ONLY a paperhanger."
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  • “We don’t ‘fill jobs’ here at Consolidated Tank & Foundry; we offer opportunities for the growth and enrichment of the individual.”
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  • "I don't know why they resent us so much - we only take the jobs they don't want...doctors, scientists, engineers..."
    Ed-McLachlan-Cartoons-Punch-1979.07....tif
  • “I went into partnership when I was 10. I don’t know what happened to him. Made my first million before I was 20. Been cashing-in on human nature ever since. Sure, I love Dolly Mixtures; you can quote me on that!” “I suppose you could say my work is a calling. I have heard you can earn more in industry but they work such irregular hours. Now if you don’t mind I have a train to catch.” “I bin in the Union from the first. Safety by numbers you might say. I never really knew what I wanted to do when I left school. Now I’ve found my feet there’s a snag. Strike officials’ jobs are getting overcrowded.” “I started work at 12. You had to work in them days. My father went with cap in hand when he retired. Being brought up to respect authority I always take my hat off when I go into the Post Office to collect my due.”
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  • "...with the difference, this time the take-over bid will be effected without any promise that all employees will retain their jobs."
    Anton-Cartoons-Punch-1961.11.29.791.tif
  • “This could be great! They could do all the menial jobs no one else will do.”
    Imperialism-India-Colonialism-Imperi...tif
  • He Knew his Work. Proprietor of travelling menagerie. "Are you used to looking after horses and other animals?" Applicant for job. "Yessir. Been used to 'orses all my life." POTM. "What steps would you take if a lion got loose?" AFJ. "Good long uns, mister!"
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  • (Job notice for a strong willing girl)
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  • (Job notice for a strong willing girl)
    Best-of-Punch-Cartoons-Punch-Magazin...tif
  • ‘By all the Gods, Mother!! This is a proper job!’
    Mike-Williams-Cartoons-Punch-Magazin...tif
  • ‘By all the Gods, Mother!! This is a proper job!’
    Sex-Sexism-Relationships-Cartoons-Pu...tif
  • "It's a super job offering security and a great future. You'll be assessing the number of unemployed."
    Michael-Heath-Cartoons-Punch-1980.03...tif
  • "This company wants a person who is both ruthless and intelligent but also too dumb to want to try for my job."
    Business-Office-Cartoons-Punch1990.1...tif
  • “We’re offering you the job on probation, Whitlock. You have three months to become one of us.”
    Charles-Barsotti-Cartoons-Punch-1988...tif
  • Jim (regarding damage done to church by fire). "Good job it wasn't a factory, Bill." Bill. "You're right, mate. Only one man put out of work, and he draws his money!"
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  • "...or then again, I may get myself a nose job and go into politics."
    Nick-Cartoons-Punch-Magazine-1980.02...tif
  • 'I'm sorry, Mr Aldgate, I'm afraid the bulge in your crotch isn't big enough' (a job seeker at an interview held by an all woman Appointments Board)
    Social-Employment-Sexism-Cartoons-Py...tif
  • “I was called a bastard for the first time today!” (a happy traffic warden after just starting his job)
    Social-Motoring-Traffic-Wardens-Cart...tif
  • "Frankly, I consider myself lucky to have a job at all."
    Riana-Duncan-Cartoons-Punch-1984.09....tif
  • "Another nice thing about working here is job security."
    Sex-Sexism-Relationships-Cartoons-Pu...tif
  • "This a ruddy fine game 'olystonin' the decks at one o'clock in the mornini'." "You ain't got the right way of lookin' at it. I gets a lot of 'appiness by bangin' about an' keepin' passengers awake what's paid a 'undred quid for the outin'."
    Best-of-Punch-Cartoons-Punch-Magazin...tif
  • “I know it doesn’t make you feel any better, Mr Pendleton, but it makes my job infinitely more bearable.”
    Holte-Cartoons-Trevor-Holder-Punch-M...tif
  • “Tolkien said this...Tolkien said that...but is Tolkien gonna find me a job?”
    Holte-Cartoons-Trevor-Holder-Punch-M...tif
  • "It's a thankless job, but at least you get to meet people."
    Banx-Cartoons-Punch-1983.06.08.30.tif
  • "I love the absolute power that goes with my job. It allows me to be myself."
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • "I love the absolute power that goes with my job. It allows me to be myself."
    Health-Doctors-Cartoons-Punch-1984.0...tif
  • “And your job, Wilson, will be to provide the drum-roll whenever I do anything of note.”
    Business-Office-Cartoons-Punch1985.0...tif
  • "I love the absolute power that goes with my job. It allows me to be myself."
    Business-Office-Cartoons-Punch1984.0...tif
  • “And your job, Wilson, will be to provide the drum-roll whenever I do anything of note.”
    Music-Cartoons-Punch-1985.02.13.44.tif
  • “And your job, Wilson, will be to provide the drum-roll whenever I do anything of note.”
    Music-Cartoons-Punch-1985.02.13.44.tif
  • "Ask if she's got some spare rooms here. I'm down South looking for a job."
    David-Langdon-Cartoons-Punch-1980.08...tif
  • “As you may have guessed, Brian’s nose-job went drastically wrong.”
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  • Lazy husband. "I see there's talk of another strike." Wife. "Yes; An' if you was 'arf a man you'd get a job an' be able to go on strike too."
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  • Lady Magnolia. "Well, Auntie dear, I must be off. Got a job this afternoon — walking on in Harridge's 'undie' parade." Her Grace. "I'm so sorry, darling, I'd have liked you to stay, but you mustn't let anything stand in the way of your career."
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  • "He keeps mumbling something about preferring a job."
    Norman-Mansbridge-Cartoons-Punch-Mag...tif
  • (Businessman rushes off to a hectic job in the city while his gardener enjoys a more relaxed pace of life)
    William-Sillince-Cartoons-Punch-Maga...tif
  • "We'll 'ave this little job fixed for you in no time, Mum - my mate's got an appointment for an 'air-do!"
    Frank-Reynolds-Cartoons-Punch-Magazi...tif
  • ?They made an awful hash of his nose job.?
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  • 'I like to think I bring a touch of fun to the job'
    Tony-Husband-Cartoons-Punch-1990.07....tif
  • "A man in Liverpool got a job today."
    Michael-Heath-Cartoons-Punch-1981.04...tif
  • ‘I have an extremely interesting job so I feel no need to be interesting in my own right’
    William-Haefeli-Cartoons-Punch1991.0...tif
  • ‘A good, solid relationship takes work. I already have a job’
    William-Haefeli-Cartoons-Punch1990.1...tif
  • ‘Look. Don’t judge me by the clothes I wear, the car I drive, the books I read, the food I eat, the music I like, the friends I see, the money I earn, the place I live, the job I have, the things I say or the way I act. OK?’
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  • Lady Magnolia. "Well, Auntie dear, I must be off. Got a job this afternoon - walking on in Harridge's 'undie' parade." Her grace. "I'm so sorry, darling, I'd have liked you to stay, but you mustn't let anything stand in the way of your career."
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  • "Seldom does a day pass in this job without one having an illusion shattered."
    Banx-Cartoons-Punch-1983.03.02.47.tif
  • "You remember my telling you all about my job last month? Well, it's no longer hush-hush."
    Anton-Cartoons-Punch-1945.03.07.198.tif
  • (Businessman rushes off to a hectic job in the city while his gardener enjoys a more relaxed pace of life)
    Transport-Motoring-Holidays-Cartoons...tif
  • ‘I have an extremely interesting job so I feel no need to be interesting in my own right’
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • ‘A good, solid relationship takes work. I already have a job’
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • ‘Look. Don’t judge me by the clothes I wear, the car I drive, the books I read, the food I eat, the music I like, the friends I see, the money I earn, the place I live, the job I have, the things I say or the way I act. OK?’
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • (Businessman rushes off to a hectic job in the city while his gardener enjoys a more relaxed pace of life)
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • "...so I wrote to my MP and finally got back the job I was doing before the war."
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • ‘A good, solid relationship takes work. I already have a job’
    Sex-Sexism-Relationships-Cartoons-Pu...tif
  • ‘Look. Don’t judge me by the clothes I wear, the car I drive, the books I read, the food I eat, the music I like, the friends I see, the money I earn, the place I live, the job I have, the things I say or the way I act. OK?’
    Sex-Sexism-Relationships-Cartoons-Pu...tif
  • “They made an awful hash of his nose job.”
    Health-Doctors-Cartoons-Punch-1988.1...tif
  • ‘I have a happy marriage, a good job and a nice house — is it any wonder I’m losing my will to drink?’
    Food-Drink-Cartoons-Punch-1990.12.12...tif
  • (Businessman rushes off to a hectic job in the city while his gardener enjoys a more relaxed pace of life)
    Business-Office-Vintage-Lifestyle-Ca...tif
  • "As you see, Peabody, your old job is still waiting for you."
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  • ‘If you ask me - Mrs Tiggy-Winkle should never’ve got the job in the first place.’
    Authors-Books-Cartoons-Punch-1989.12...tif
  • ‘If you ask me-Mrs Tiggy-Winkle should never’ve got the job in the first place.’
    Authors-Books-Cartoons-Punch-1989.12...tif
  • ‘Look. Don’t judge me by the clothes I wear, the car I drive, the books I read, the food I eat, the music I like, the friends I see, the money I earn, the place I live, the job I have, the things I say or the way I act. OK?’
    Music-Cartoons-Punch-1990.09.28.18.tif
  • "Strikes me as quite extraordinary that a job you're never tired of saying has taken you twenty years to learn can be explained to me in five minutes prior to your rushing off on leave."
    David-Langdon-Cartoons-Punch-1949.08...tif
  • "Can't decide whether to take on a vacation job as a bus conductor or go home and be a Cabinet Minister."
    David-Langdon-Cartoons-Punch-1960.08...tif
  • "As you see, Peabody, your old job is still waiting for you."
    World-War-2-Cartoons-Punch-1945.04.2...tif
  • "As you see, Peabody, your old job is still waiting for you."
    World-War-2-Cartoons-Punch-1945.04.2...tif
  • "...so I wrote to my MP and finally got back the job I was doing before the war."
    World-War-2-Cartoons-Punch-1945.04.1...tif
  • "We'll 'ave this little job fixed for you in no time, Mum - my mate's got an appointment for an 'air-do!"
    World-War-2-Cartoons-Punch-1944.01.1...tif
  • Official (to applicant for post). "I'm sorry, Miss Smith, but as your father was not in any government department I'm afraid you will need some intellectual qualification."
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  • “They kept asking me whether I knew the meaning of ‘obloquy’.”
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  • "There's a lady here who wants a secretary — can you cook?"
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  • ‘Actually, we wanted a cat. But not many cats fetch and carry.’
    Best-of-Punch-Cartoons-Punch-Magazin...tif
  • "Well, Mrs Tobin, if we make you a partner would you so the floor AND the windows?"
    WW2-Office-Cartoons-Punch-Magazine-1...tif
  • "One thing to keep in mind should you decide to work here: I can dish it out but I can'tt take it."
    Henry-Martin-Cartoons-Punch-1981.07....tif
  • "But AM I a person, Cynthia?"
    Riana-Duncan-Cartoons-Punch-1984.03....tif
  • “And another thing we don’t like is anyone making themselves indispensable.”
    William-Scully-Cartoons-Punch-Magazi...tif
  • 'You're hired - I like a man who looks me straight in the eye'
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  • "You need have no fears for your future here, Parkin. We never throw anyone away."
    John-Donegan-Cartoons-Punch-1981.09....tif
  • ‘Congratulations on making the final selection process, Hopkiss!’
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • ‘Actually, we wanted a cat. But not many cats fetch and carry.’
    Society-City-Country-Cartoons-Punch-...tif
  • ‘Congratulations on making the final selection process, Hopkiss!’
    Business-Office-Cartoons-Punch1990.0...tif
  • ‘Actually, we wanted a cat. But not many cats fetch and carry.’
    Business-Office-Cats-Dogs-Cartoons-P...tif
  • "Offer her five pounds a week and all found, a room to herself with radio and private bath, and as many evenings off as she wants — but for heaven's sake don't give her the impression that we want her."
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  • "The hours are from nine to five, with the usual niff-naff about the previous evening from nine to ten; elevenses from ten-thirty to twelve; lunch and shopping from twelve-thirty to two-thirty; tea from three to four; getting ready to leave from four-thirty to five."
    David-Langdon-Cartoons-Punch-1948.10...tif
  • "Things should be better for him: no one can say he's not British."
    Norman-Mansbridge-Cartoons-Punch-Mag...tif
  • "Offer her five pounds a week and all found, a room to herself with radio and private bath, and as many evenings off as she wants — but for heaven's sake don't give her the impression that we want her."
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  • "Frankly, sir, it's the salary I'm after — the experience I should get would be only a secondary consideration."
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  • NCC. First Conscientious Objector. "I wonder why they've put us on to shifting this infernal manure-heap." Second ditto. "I - I did tell the sergeant after drill yesterday that I thought I'd be better employed in cultivating my garden at home." (two soldiers engaged in hard labour during WW1)
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  • "Looking at Holligan it's hard to believe he possesses strong leadership and supervisory skills, is self-motivated, has a proven track record, is enterprising, energetic, creative, degreed and seeks a challenge."
    Henry-Martin-Cartoons-Punch-1984.09....tif
  • "Well, sir, we'll keep you in mind if we ever need someone with integrity."
    Handelsman-Cartoons-Punch-1964.08.05...tif
  • "Just one more question, Mr Slingsby. What swift and decisive action would you take in the event of your unfair dismissal?"
    John-Donegan-Cartoons-Punch-1983.01....tif
  • "As you'll discover in due course, Milkwood, here at SB & P we work damned hard and we play damned hard."
    John-Donegan-Cartoons-Punch-John-Don...tif
  • "I'm basically a problem solver - as long as the problems are simple."
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  • "As you'll discover in due course, Milkwood, here at SB & P we work damned hard and we play damned hard."
    Business-Office-Cartoons-Punch1987.0...tif
  • "Very well then, can you do LONGhand?"
    David-Langdon-Cartoons-Punch-1948.09...tif
  • 'He doesn't fetch any more, Prescott, they've made him a vice-president'
    Charles-Barsotti-Cartoons-Punch-1991...tif
  • “I don’t suppose you fancy half an hour on the Parkinson show?”
    Mike-Williams-Cartoons-Punch-Magazin...tif
  • Lady (to prospective daily housemaid). "The hours will be from nine to six-thirty. With an hour and a-half off for dinner." DH. "For luncheon, I suppose you mean. And I should have to leave at six, as I always dine at my club and have to dress first."
    Best-of-Punch-Cartoons-Punch-Magazin...tif
  • "I'm sorry - we were really looking for someone who can't fly."
    Nick-Cartoons-Punch-Magazine-1981.12...tif
  • "I could use the juggler."
    Anton-Cartoons-Punch-1943.18.ALM.tif
  • “Er, well, yes, I suppose that could be constituted as a skill.”
    Business-Office-Cartoons-Punch1989.0...tif
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