Boardroom Escapist Gifts

'I've got a board meeting!'

Megacorp Boardroom. Then it's agreed --- I'll call the stockholder's meeting to order, Johnson will read the quarterly report, and Ernie will drive the getaway car.

"Careful, he can smell your boredom."

'People, it's 4:55 Friday...and that means Howie starts the weekend with the drum solo from ‘Wipe Out!''

"I'd say we were pretty much on target."

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

"Bill's a little upset. The boss just chewed him out."

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

'Fred's Office Supply? I'd like to order a dozen more desk bins and a step-ladder please.'

"What's the problem? We told you when you started you'd have to make some sacrifices."

'As meetings go that was one of my better ones!'

Taking a little mental vacation can help as long as you don't go to mental.

Workaholic on holiday

I hate sitting in traffic jams. - 'Move it! I need to get work.' - 'I hate sitting at my desk.' -

Forms I cannot deal with / Forms I will not deal with

'Walter, stop fantasizing and get back to your desk.'

"Cubicle 311 is our 'cultural oasis'."

"Lisa, bring out the Alistair Cheng files and an iced mochaccino, if you will, please."

"How do you feel about working a four-day week?"

Whiskers realized he'd grown tired of the rat race.

'Welcome aboard, Bob. Your job is to figure out what the hell happened here.'

'I'm playing 18 floors.'

Next, I recall looking down at myself and thinking, God, what a drama queen.

'Now, dear, I spent 35 years pretending to look busy. I can't just quit overnight!'

"Where do you see yourself getting drunk in five years?"

"Then I wake up, the cheering has stopped, I have three kids, and I work in a cubicle."

Clock watcher

'When I wake up, remind me to give you a few tips on how to make your presentations a little more dynamic.'

"My God!....Will this presentation never end?"

Do not resuscitate.

Politician back home

'Running away from the circus to join the world of accountancy isn't working out as I expected. . .'

A usual day.

"Once again, nobody's happy A true whine-whine situation."

"Tell me about the sunshine, George."