Bonus Buzz Mugs

"Getting a year end bonus makes me feel like I'm paid fairly for at least this one pay period."

'Ready for your bonus, Bob?'

'But the good news is, I still get a big bonus.'

"It drives me MAD when people whine about the amount top management get paid. . ."

'It's a demonstration by retired CEOs who refuse to give up their bonuses.'

'If congress regulates obscene bonuses, isn't that a violation of the first amendment?'

We don't think your 12 million dollar bonus is obscene. We think it's 12 million little ways to say 'I love you.'

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'I think the global banking sector, drunk on years of excessive bonuses, may need a little more than your 'very angry' T-shirt to make them toe the line.'

'This potion will get you promoted but I can't guarantee a bonus.'

'Call me a cockeyed optimist but I still believe big executive bonuses and perks can buy happiness.'

The ground cracking beneath a banker's feet because his bonus is so big and heavy.

Loose change fund: 'You get to keep whatever you can grab with one hand.'

'Yes,I do have a question.. What kind of dental plan do you have?'

'It's simple, really. This line stays high and sets a good example for the other line.'

'You're addicted to big bonuses. But the good news is there's a patch to treat that.'

I'll put my nose to the grindstone and shoulder to the wheel, which reminds me, how's the health plan?

"It's all very well for people to go on about restraining hedge fund managers...but they have not idea of what we do!"

"It was a mixed dayon wall street. Stocks were down, but bonuses were up."

The dream works when the team works

'We're with you half way, sir. We'll return our government bailout if we can keep our executive bonuses.'

'We're a paperless office - except for executive bonuses.'

'Getting a big bonus to risk other people's money makes me wonder if I am part of a conspiracy.'

You wanted to see me again, boss? Yes. I realized you never gave me my Christmas bonus. What're you talking about? You're the boss. You give me a bonus, I don't give you a bonus. Exactly. The key word in employer-employee relationship is relationship. One-sided relationships never work, Rudy. I've calculated the amount you would have paid me if you hadn't been taking me for granted for 16 years. Very bad man.

'We've ended up paying our 'golden hellos', golden 'return from holidays' and Prickman wanted a golden 'thank you' after coming back from a toilet break!'

'I want a bigger piece of the pie.'

What's a CEO's motivation?

The man who finally got his account in the black

"I'm not sure you're taking this bonus cap thing seriously."

"Personally I don't think our salaries are too high - I see them as legitimate compensation for the emotional trauma we suffer due to the public's disdain for our high salaries."

'I knew we should have put the CEO's increased bonus item further down the agenda.'

It's Dr. Sadie. Go ahead, caller. I got a bonus for the first time in years. Would it be selfish to spend it on myself instead of on Christmas gifts? The age-old question: Do I enjoy the fruits of my labor or give them to the losers and ingrates who did absolutely nothing to earn them? Fly yourself to Maui and send them a photo of you eating a seven-course meal. That'll encourage them to work harder and earn their own bonuses. Encouragement is the best gift you can give. I really love your show,

Will work for humongous bonus.

"I can't work in a place that doesn't share my commitment to honesty, moral integrity and a $15,000 sign on bonus."

"They understand that our bonuses should reflect the moral high ground...the higher the better."