Boardroom Escapist Mugs

"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

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

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

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

"Cubicle 311 is our 'cultural oasis'."

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

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

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

'I'm playing 18 floors.'

Clock watcher

'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."

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

"I was running through the hallways and forgot to watch out for the low-hanging fruit."

'Hold my calls. I'm going out for a random walk.'

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

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

A usual day.

'Well, the Brain Trust had no answers. Call in the Blame Trust!'

Politician back home

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

'This is the part of the rat race that I don't challenge.'