Ex-encounter Survivor Gifts

"Oh no. Is that my ex?"

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"How's everybody doing? I'm not boring you, am I?"

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'That last meeting was a complete turn-off.'

Lethal Presentation

"I was hoping there'd be no meetings here."

"Honestly, I didn't know your wife was in the shower."

"Hi. What kind of wine goes with fruit salad?"

'I don't want your input until you produce some output.'

The vice-president in charge of sincerity

'Careful, that's where the boss keeps his ego.'

'Something tells me this is going to be a long meeting.'

"For cryin' out loud, Frank, we don't have all day! Cut to the cheese!"

'It never fails. I offer a tiny bit of constructive criticism, and everybody accuses me of carping!'

"Well, let's quickly put Ken's incredibly incendiary remarks behind us and hopefully continue the discussion in a simmering rage."

"That's the last time I write my own resume!"

'Brains...brains...brains...'

'Thanks, Brian, for your thoughtful and constructive proposal. Without further ado, we'll now dive into malicious, envy-based criticism, character assassination and petty bickering!'

'Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until next Monday?'

Meeting not going well?"

"I hope you don't call that a party face."

Unsuccessful board meeting.

'Your job description is fairly simple: Stay in your cubicle and try not to make things worse.'

"Maybe you do have all the answers but they didn't match any of our questions."

"It drives me mad when people act as though we had nothing to do except write moronic memorandum..."

violence in workplace

"I've called this meeting so I could see all of you squirm."

There's a real disconnect going on here.

"Recent research has yielded some frightening results...It turns out we are a business team held forever on a presentation chart, locked away in a supply closet."

'I'll never forget you, Vince -- My therapist says it would be counterproductive to try.'

"It's hard to manage a staff meeting in a company whose employees all have laser pointers."

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

The Department of Lessons Learned...