“Some days, the best things about my job is that the chair spins” is a jocular saying that hasbeenprinted on many gift items, such as posters, ecards and coffee mugs. “Sometimes the best part of my job is that the chair spins” was cited on Twitter on May 14, 2009.
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dawnaj
@dawnaj
Sometimes the best part of my job is that the chair spins
12:00 PM - 14 May 2009
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Ronza Ayoub
@RonzaAyoub
The best part about my job is that the chair spins!
5:30 AM - 9 Jul 2009
Twitter
Carol Morton
@CarolsBar
Some days the best thing about my job is that the chair spins…
12:54 PM - 11 Jul 2009
CollegeNET Forum
My Chair Spins!
created by Goober .
Posted Nov 19, 2012 at 10:13 AM PST · Message # 322383
I saw a coffee mug that said “Some days the best part about my job is the chair spins” It got me curious , What do I like about my job? What is the best part about my job?
The Huffington Post
Trevor Wilson (Global Human Equity Strategist)
Engaging the Disengaged
Posted: 04/18/2013 1:29 pm EDT Updated: 06/18/2013 5:12 am EDT
(...)
A friend of mine who is a living case study of a dis-engaged worker has a cute coffee cup on his desk which reads “some days the best thing about my job is that the chair spins.”
Google Books
Sand In My Stilettos
By Shaughnessy Brookes
Lulu.com Publishing
2014
Pg. 221:
But it is fun to watch, especially since all I have to do is spin my chair around (there are days when the best thing about my job is the fact that the chair spins, but this isn’t one of them).
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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