That kind of work is beneath me.

You should have trained me better.

That's not how you told me to do it the first time.

I have a fear of success.

It's Monday.

I haven't had my coffee.

I just work here.

I need a vacation.

I'm a follower, not a leader.

These office colours are not conductive to productivity.

I'm a leader, not a follower.

Technology was against me.

The copier was jammed.

I was busy sorting out other people's messes.

It's the system.

I'm inexperienced.

That's how we did it at my old job.

I'm ahead of my time.

I'm not out of work, I'm in between jobs.

The right opportunity hasn't come along yet.

I need some time to find myself.

I wanted to spend more time with my family.

Looking for work is a full-time job.

I feel dirty doing such trivial work while people in Ethiopia are starving to death.

I'm an artiste, not a worker!

My therapist said that steady employment was leading me to an emotional and physical breakdown.

I'm doing research for a book on unemployment and the benefits of food stamps.

I'm preparing for the end of the world, which is due any day now.