Business Comics Gifts

'Look, I said I'd bring you the report on micromanaging. Just give me a chance.'

'It's a chart of office morale. This is where you went on vacation.'

"Hiring someone to replace me and then expecting me to train him just doesn't sit well with me."

'Recent studies in primate colonies suggest that organizational performance can be improved by replacing complicated financial incentives with bananas.'

"Hire a cost cutting, bad-guy consultant to turn me into a good guy during the layoffs."

'We're taking over tonight, it's the only way to save the farm.'

'My door is always open. That's why I installed a tripwire.'

"Here's some of my work for you to do. It should be a refreshing change...for me."

Meet Grant, he came up through the ranks.

'Stay with me now, people, because in Step C, things get a bit delicate.'

'I'll show you mine, if you show me yours.'

'Last year we increased sales by 100%.'

Of course I always start off by wooing a prospective candidate with talk of stimulating work,great colleagues and a reasonable work life balance...but the winning argument is always when I promise them enough money to choke a rhino.

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"I don't know whether your tired, anxious, nervous, or whatever. But it looks like a clear case of performance anxiety."

"You do realise that the post is only part time, no more than 70 or 80 hours a week."

You said you wanted me to speak to the chairman of Hardcastle industries - I've just realised that's me.

'What we need is a decision, not more foot-dragging.'

But under a different accounting convention ...

'Hawaii can wait. These reports cannot.'

'Natalie, would you please bring me the buzzword du jour?'

"I don't consider a missing four million dollars to be 'monkeyshines'."

"I think I see a miscreant in the carpark. There's no time to call the police I must deal with it myself."

"I don't make the rules around here. I just enshrine them."

'You'll be broadening up your horizons in a cubicle.'

'Do we want to apply for a credit card that plays the song 'Money Makes The World Go Around' every time it is swiped?'

"Congratulations. I'm promoting you from 'Yes Man' to 'Vice President in Charge of Affirmation.'"

"Hold your questions until I've talked so long no one knows or cares what you're asking about."

"Good luck, Sanders. We're sure going to miss that little imitation you do of me at office parties."

"It's late. I am not getting into another heated discussion with you."

'You understand, Yomp, it's not me speaking. It's the corporation!'

Office zombie.

When you talk about my debt to society, I thought that only referred to criminals.

'This company wants someone who can screw the clients but who is quite happy to be screwed by me.'

'All of your references say you play well with others, but there's nothing in here about you actually doing any work.'