Corporate Defector Pillows

Rebel without a cubicle.

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

'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.'

Welcome to the Team

He was destined for greatness. Whatever that meant.

"Lost my job. But I'm pretty sure it's around here somewhere."

Parade of Businessmen

"You're on top of this week's Sales Pyramid."

"How can you have a meteoric rise to the top in a one-story building?"

Dogs reviewing organizational chart - 'Hunter can eat Spanky or Fido, Spanky can eat Spot or Duke,....' and so on.

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

'That's my 'job security' barometer.'

Standard Life Aberdeen Rebrand

"Gentlemen, I've called this meeting to discuss absenteeism."

'As my subordinate, naturally I expect you to take the heat on things that otherwise would make me uncomfortable.'

"The jury didn't buy my defense that CEOs just want to have fun."

Downward arrow on progress chart goes through the floor: 'OK, I know this doesn't look good ...'

'I suppose they call it the rat race because only rats ever seem to win.'

"If I've got to work for a tyrant . . . I may as well work for myself."

'Lateral hires are always told we do things differently here.'

“Son, that… ‘some this will all be yours’… is now!”

'You don't get a raise with this promotion, but you do get to call your work area a 'work station' instead of a 'cubicle.''

'He's a real high flyer!'

"Actually, I worked my way up from ideas and you can too!"

"I guess I'll see you around Frank."

'Being taller than me will get you nowhere.'

Walkie Talkie Company CEO has in/out boxes labeled: Talk the talk, Walk the Walk.

Buck Stops Here

Big business is not evil

"I know everyone see me as a manager, but really I am a leader."

'I know that you think you should be the President of this company, Your Majesty. But, you'll just have to work your way up, like I did!'

'You seem qualified. What concerns me is the car you're driving. It's not sending out the right message.'

"A handshake is as good as a thirty-page contract, eh, Mr. Harrison?"