Sunday, November 10, 2013

Which of These Would Fit Your Job?



  1. Small cog in a large machine.
  2. Noble captain and insightful leader.
  3. Bold battler of bureaucrats.
  4. Sailor seeking to avoid storms.
  5. Genius laboring in obscurity.
  6. Master of the Universe adding one achievement after another.
  7. Firefighter surrounded by arsonists.
  8. Evangelist of good news speaking to groups small and large.
  9. Stone cutter working on a cathedral.
  10. Trusted advisor.
  11. Diplomat soothing warring factions.
  12. Impostor who has managed to gain a high position.
  13. Time-server waiting for retirement.
  14. Explorer with an eye always fixed on the horizon.
  15. Servant to both the grateful and the ungrateful.
  16. Jack-of-all-trades and a master-of-none.
  17. Translator at the Tower of Babel.
  18. Introvert in an extrovert's job.
  19. Voice crying in the wilderness.
  20. Prisoner planning an escape.
  21. Dancer on street corners.
  22. Able craftsman continually learning new things.
  23. Manipulator using people as game pieces.
  24. Keeper of eternal truths.
  25. Flak-catcher.
  26. Message-maker and weaver of dreams.
  27. Scribbler.
  28. Archives rat.
  29. Turn-around artist.
  30. Serial entrepreneur.
  31. Defender against bad ideas.
  32. Professor pouring old wine into new bottles.
  33. Conqueror of new worlds.
  34. Bulldog.
  35. Artist.
  36. Guide.
  37. Toady.
  38. Deal-maker.
  39. Advocate.
  40. Wounded healer.
  41. Wordsmith.
  42. Talent scout.
  43. Information clearinghouse.
  44. Wizard of an arcane specialty.
  45. Glad-hander.
  46. Comforter.
  47. Peddler of wares.
  48. Supportive associate.
  49. Opportunity-spotter.
  50. Blue sky artist.

4 comments:

LA Grant said...

As a conservative teaching in a small college, I like to think of myself as a subtle virus working for an outbreak.

Michael Wade said...

Larry,

Thanks for the laugh.

Michael

Bob said...

A duck in a shooting gallery....In their sights, shot at, occasionally getting knocked down, a little more dinted each time, but still pop up....we'll get there, or just keep going around and around....

Michael Wade said...

Bob,

It's too bad you can't follow the famous serpentine strategy from "The In-Laws."

Michael