Corporate Hugger Mugs

Rudy, get in my office. I have to talk to you. You're firing me? No. This is serious. Firing me is not serious? I had a nightmare. I dreamed I was unprofitable. I was branded! Being branded is scary. Hug me. Much scarier.

"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."

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

'Do you think we can cuddle?'

Areas of the Body Where Stress Can Manifest

"We've decided your suggestion to have a day care center here at work has merit."

"I hate it when we fight."

Work Slave

'well, Fred, I see you're finally embracing technology.'

'Ready Mum?'

"Well, I've emailed, faxed, and phoned Dobson. Maybe I should just walk down the hall and talk to him..."

"I'm afraid that following the audit, Mr. Davis is no longer with us... On the bright side, the corner office is now available!"

"We are extremely short-staffed here and you would need to be okay with that. For example I’m the janitor, but I also do interviews in between emptying trash cans."

Call Your Office

'It may well be nesting J.T but damn it, you've got a company to turn.'

"They pay well but they expect a lot from you."

'We're looking for people who like to take work home.'

"When you reach the bottom of the pile, you'll find this week's paycheck."

"You can't blow out the candles. You're rolled."

"With great power comes great, great stress."

Multitasking executive dog

Very fat 'Office' facing more waiters with trays of demand

"I'm concerned, Larry. All you seem to do lately is put out fires and run around like a..."

"Oh no, not another pandemic!"

'There's a Mr Tilbin here to see you sir. Shall I tell him you're on the phone, in a meeting, or out of the office?'

'Still doing the work of three people, huh?'

Have you hugged your money today?

"Sad but true - my career ladder turned out to be a career footstool."

'You say he left the office hours ago?'

"No, mom. . . it was last winter when I was skating on thin ice. This spring I'm just walking a fine line."

"Target in range. Ready... hug."

A tuba and love hearts

"The change management consultant wants to move the meeting."

'I'll be late - had to think big again.'

"You have a major fiasco at 10:30, followed by a shocking scandal at 2:15."