Corporate Non-conformist Gifts

"I got tired of being called a suit."

"I started out on the ground floor of this company many years ago, but my path took me in a different direction from everyone else!"

'Let's not go by the book.'

"What I do is pick up the morning paper, go through it carefully, and then, depending on how I feel about things, I either say the Pledge of Allegiance, stand there and do nothing, or walk out of the classroom."

The Solar System (after deregulation)

"I'm not weird I'm a 'person of weirdness'."

"Brilliant report, I can't tell where the facts and the fiction begins"

Thinks he's too cool for school.

"To be honest, I don't mind the cold, and being an introvert, and slightly antisocial, I really treasure the quiet time when the others have flown south..."

'You're developing a reputation as something of a cowboy, Henderson.'

"'How We Die' - fabulous!"

'I'm part of the decision-making process... I'm the 'No' part.'

Protest

'You have no idea how hard I've gotta work just to maintain my indie cred around here!'

You are much more likely to think outside the box if it is broken.

"If CEO pay packets aren't a problem, why doesn't everyone get one?"

The Mainstream

"Every now and then, I find myself in a room filled with people who are wrong."

'We raised the price, so at least as far as we're concerned it's new and improved.'

'You just don't seem to be fitting in.'

"I'm outside the fancy dress shop...."

"Wow, these are great cartoons! We have to let them go, and anyway, cartoonists are on the endangered species list..."

"Picasso is at it again. I don't know what he does in there. all he says is that he's living his dream."

Dare to be different.

Frank Zappa

"Without mentioning any names, certain questionable liberties have been taken with our dress code."

Loner sheep sings 'I gotta be me'.

"I beg to differ."

'Today the house voted for a timeline, the sentate voted for benchmarks, and Halliburton voted for staying the course.'

"Do you want to ruin me?! Take it away!!"

'If there's one thing I've learnt being a manager,it's taking credit where it isn't due!'

Hey boss, that generic soap you gave me isn't really cleaning the cups. Mind if I go get some brand name stuff? Are you insane? There's zero difference between generic and brand name products. Corporate America just cons people into thinking "you get what you pay for." Don't be a stooge, Rudy. Don't fall for it. Now get in there and scrub those cups, minion! Strike a blow for the little guy against corporate lies! Wait ... I'm very confused. Are you a right-winger or a left-winger? You mean in w

"The thing about innovation, new ideas and change is that it needs to be carefully considered, vetted and fall within corporate governance before being implemented."

"I used to be old, too, but it wasn't my cup of tea."

'The kids were rebelling against the new school uniform policy, so we had to make some design changes.'