Compensation Comic Pillows

"I thought you were nearly well enough to leave."

'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."

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

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

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

'Your salary will help you learn the lesson that life is not fair.'

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

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!"

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

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

'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?'

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

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

"The lettuce I paid with was fresher than the lettuce I bought."

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

'Thanks for flying in for the meeting.'

'It's a treasure map.'

"The only reason I'm firing you for your suggestion is because you signed yours."

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

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

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

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

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

'Who has the rings and prenup?'

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

'This is your lucky day!'

"Can I put in a claim for interview trauma compensation?"

'It was here when Harris decided to 'tweak' things a bit...'

'Binky will be roaming the halls, spreading his own brand of team spirit.'