Desk Duty Daredevil Gifts

'We're doing batch uploads today.'

A paperwork machine spews endless paperwork

"They look so young and helpless."

"I thought that modern communications systems were meant to be more efficient...That they would cut down on waste and duplication."

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

Office Park

'That's what I like about you Roberts, you're not afraid to get out there and take a risk.'

In/Out/How did this end up on my desk?

"Miss Jenkins, e-mail the housekeeper. Her telecommuting days are over"

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

'For the next hour, hold all calls. I'll be practicing tumbling. I have to learn to roll with the punches.'

'Your training will be the next five minutes watching my fingers move at the speed of light.'

Jean, bring me everything we've got on gravity.

Free Hugs

Cleaner with nameplate next to Consultant Surgeon's desk.

Outbox.

"He's a loose cannon with nothing left to lose, but he's the best damn file clerk I've ever seen."

Bomb disposal officer sits at desk near workboxes: IN/ ERT.

"People whinge about the irrelevance and duplication of paperwork, but if the forms aren't filled out how are we supposed to know how many forms have been completed?"

'Miscellaneous' and 'Non-Miscellaneous' trays

"Please excuse the mess. We had a major paradigm shift."

Still Here

"We need to talk about procrastination."

"It's the new mobile office."

"The weight of all the paperwork made my desk fall through the floor. This might be a sign that I need to go paperless."

Work Du Soleil

'You want to run that by me again?'

The Sleep of Reason Produces Bureaucracy

'Supervisor of the Year'

"I'm an assistance dog."

"I noticed he had punched air holes in his desk. Now I'm afraid to open it."

Sales chart shows sales going downhill.

"Don't let the organized desk fool you. I have no idea where my computer files are."

'I came in early to get a jump on the day, but it jumped me first.'

'Just between you and me, Roy, I don't know how much long I can keep doing this company lightening-rod thing.'