Career Recognition Pillows

Banquet Tonight. To our guest of honor! A man at the top of his field

'Introducing one of our top salesmen despite his old age. . .'

'My hot-shot assistant was named as one of the top 10 to watch."

'I've received celebrity status!'

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

Businesswoman Empowerment

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

In basket-case.

"Oh, yes, and there's plenty of opportunity for advancement."

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

"It's clear to me that you want to go far with this company."

A fight in the Boardroom.

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

"Helen brings home our second, third and fourth incomes."

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

Reach for the Star.

'He got a raise but not enough to help him clear the fence.'

"I'm sorry, Ms. Cole is busy balancing family and career. Can I take a message and have her call you back?"

37 years in the same position.

I'm going to practice on you before I start managing other people.

'Had I known Hell was going to be exactly like work, I probably wouldn''t have spent as much time there.'

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

"I wasn't the smartest guy in the room, but I was the loudest."

Working hours.

"We need to reset our fiscal compass to the changing business horizon."

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

'We're like family. I look out for them. They look out for me.'

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

'Great news this quarter! Losses are up in smoke, profits are high, and we're seeing lots of green!'

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

"It used to Casual Friday. Now it's Furlough Friday."