Cubicle Escapee Mugs

"I can never see myself working in a cubicle."

A dramatic moment in the attempt to introduce mid-level management to the wild.

"So this is hell? It looks just like my old cubicle."

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

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

"My email is down... talk to me."

'Had I known Hell was going to be exactly like work, I probably wouldn''t have spent as much time there.'

'Is that the sweet smell of success or some imitation air freshener?'

Overworked in the office

40 Days without an on-the-job conversation.

Food Chain, Inc: 'UP...DOWN'.

"On the plus side, I finally have a key to the executive washroom."

Office slaves.

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

'Don't worry about the company's pension plan. The way we work you, you'll be lucky to live that long!'

Inout baskets.

'The boss put his picture up to enspire us. But it just isn't having that effect on me.'

"He's on screen saver. Just tap him."

'It's 930am ma'am - time to meet the Board of Detractors.'

"Bill's a little upset. The boss just chewed him out."

"Well, all the symptoms of just another typical case of burnout, I'm afraid."

'We feel it's very important to provide our employees with an extremely comfortable work-place environment. Primarily because we don't allow them to ever go home.'

'Think of this as a window of opportunity.'

Computer monitor for a head.

"Everyone, please welcome our new VP of being promoted and paid lots more than you for no apparent reason!"

"Hope you weren't planning on leaving early."

"We should have taken the cubicles."

'We believe in using performance-enhancing drugs here.. they're called bonuses.'

"Brandon isn't adapting well to the open office concept."

It's a dogs life

Working 9 to 5.

'Mr. McCoy has been expecting you. If you'll have a seat, he should be with you within the next 6 hours.'

"O.K., if you put it that way."

Office Weather

Desk sign reads: Tom Bagley's Outer Shell.