
'I hate the job I'm lucky to have.
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'I hate the job I'm lucky to have.
"Looks like we found the issue."
'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'
"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."
'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'
"This position has become very important to the company."
"We need to make some cuts. We'll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."
"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."
'When we get there let me do the double talking.'
'I should not that the cherry and whipped cream were an afterthought created by our graphics dept.'
"The data looks good, sir, but the vibes are mucho heavioso."
'I'm glad you guys could work this out in a reasonable manner.'
"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."
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'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'
"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."
Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.
'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'
"If we can just get beyond this 'I'm the boss' mentality and concentrate on a simple 'What I say goes' outlook, I think this will all work out."
'Well the good news is that we've landed some huge contracts in China!'
'Being the boss's yes-man used to be easier. Now you also have to 'like' him on facebook, follow him on Twitter, link with him on linked-in...'
"I drink just enough coffee to make me think I can do my job."
The trend toward less formal offices began to gain steam.
'Office' block tightening it's belt
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'The good news is I had a very good year.'
"Read our contracts, Ms Donahue. It says 'No Sexual Harassment on the workfloor!'"
'We haven't improved quality, but we've made it easier to return.'
'Pssst! Straighten up, here come the bigwigs.'
"I was hoping there'd be no meetings here."
"It used to Casual Friday. Now it's Furlough Friday."
"Leadership is all about knowing who to delegate responsibility for all your mistakes."
"At this office no two days are different."
'The portrait is a mark of his extreme egotism, but, if you curtsy and bow sufficiently...say, 'Oh Yes Sir!'!, to everything he says, you should do OK'
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