Bonus Chaser Mugs

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I chose the one that said, 'Mergers, acquisitions, incredible bonuses.'"

"I thought you said no bonuses this year?"

We need to put more money into Lithuanian sardine futures...I think that warrants bonuses all around!

'Is it bonus time again?'

'What part don't you understand? You use the bail-out money for bonuses and other perks and then it moves on.'

'Thanks to the huge bonus, I find myself forced to admire you.'

"Get this one right and the bonus will be even fatter than Douglas!"

'We believe in using performance-enhancing drugs here.. they're called bonuses.'

Company Performance - Bonus Scheme

'Now that we've voted our bonuses, Reynolds will give his report on the countries which the US does not have extradition treaties.'

'Another one of those useless fat cats taking home their bonus...'

Investment bankers having to share their bonus.

Running for the bonus!

"I thought about looking for work in England, but I hear they're capping bonuses."

"Let me tell you how I made £1.2m...this morning..."

"I sometimes think that all Franklin cares about is his Christmas bonus."

'We've set the bar quite high at this company. It helps us control bonuses.'

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

"I'll do the movie but I want to be highly compensated and highly acclaimed."

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

"I've decided to step down as CEO so I can spend more time with my money."

'We need to change our luck. Let's move our headquarters to Redmond, the home of Microsoft.'

The Evolution of the Bonus

You can breed these if the environment is right.

'I hear you got your increase.' - 'Yes, that proves my theory, if you whine enough, you get anything you want.'

Let's Celebrate

"One day, my boy, all this will be retirement homes."

'Parsloe, your desk is blocking the corporate food chain.'

Breakthrough

'I was hoping for a better bonus this year.'

'A 10M bonus for your thoughts.'

Gloat

"I love being your agent, Nick, but the guys making the really big bucks now are the managers. Let me be your manager."

"My boss had security escort me out of the office today. I'm worried this means I won't be getting a bonus."

Remember take time to stop and smell the profits.