Desk Drama Aficionado Prints

The token incompetent: "Hey - don't ask me."

The longer you work with some people, the more they can annoy you..just by being there.

"Another job well done by your conflict resolution specialist."

'The staff is being reduced. The exit strategy will be explained at a meeting to be held, after work, in the parking lot.'

"If I made as much as him, I could retire in a couple of days"

'We're going to need to find a scapegoat.'

"Want me to talk to the squirrel's mother, or would you prefer to handle it on your own?"

"Just heading out for a good cry, care to join me?"

'I didn't realize we'd employed a cyber bully in you, Miss Tweedy.'

"Anyone else see weaknesses in my report?"

"It's a wonderful partner's desk-but we think they didn't get along."

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

'I'll be a little late with those reports, sir -- my desk organizer crashed.'

'Sir, I've got a computer to avoid a giant mess but unfortunately I can't find the computer in this giant mess!'

Unfortunately, Lyle had already sent nasty e-mails to his boss, three vice-presidents and the CEO.

"There's no business deductions like show business deductions."

"It's no good Charlie, I'm done for! You've got to go it alone, Charlie. You've got to go on and nail that presentation! Nail it for me!"

"Now calm down Ma'am. If you want to report a murder I'll patch you through to Detective Malone in homicide. This is Sergeant Flanagan....Insecticide!"

Boss, what if I told you I forgot to lock up last night and someone totally robbed us blind? I'd say "no problem," because of your contract. My contract? It allows me to auction off your less vital internal organs to recover any damages you cause me. You really should read the fine print before you sign the papers, minion. I did. But I wrote in finer print that all fine print is null and void. Only the ruling class can use fine print, minion.

"Bentley, I don't care if you are my heir apparent. Stop peeking in here fifty times a day!"

Man in traffic jam watches couple row while eating popcorn.

"It's the never-ending struggle between the State Department and the Department of Defense."

'I wish you would come to me first with your grievances, instead of going directly to the United Nations Committee on Human Rights.'

'Pay no attention to him. He's just a disgruntled former employee.'

"...type yourself a letter of apology for what I did at the office party last night."

See? This is precisely why we don't encourage office romances.

'Hoskins, I'd like to congratulate you on your leadership initiative... and if I didn't feel threatened, I'd keep you on.'

How TV Causes Violence

"Bad news. I've been fired! I was mouthing silent obscenities at the boss and forgot we don't wear masks at work anymore."

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm very disappointed in the severance package."

You want to watch it here, a lot of back-stabbing goes on.

Woman and cats watching Nine Lives to Live.

"Did someone just shout 'sinkhole!!!'?"

Mistress Talking to Maid

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