Family Business Manager Gifts

"I'm getting to know the staff better. You're my son, aren't you?"

The Downside of Nepotism

"Your mother will criticise you now."

'When training my son, keep him totally ignorant. I'm grooming him to be VP in-charge-of -denials.'

'Well, now that I know he's the owner's son, yes, he's the best damned wine steward I've ever seen.'

'Shhhh. Fido inherited seventy percent of this company.'

"Force quit! Force quit! Force quit!!"

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

John W. Law., John W. Law Jr., Robert Law, Janet Law, Attorneys at Law

"And this is my junior partner, my son, Ira."

"Let me put on my 'working' head."

'In the interest of spending more time with my children, I've put Bobby and Emily in charge of corporate strategy.'

'Don't worry, Dad. I'm going to turn this company around 360 degrees!'

'Son, someday this will all be yours. Or Wal-Mart's. Whoever pays Daddy the most.'

If business gets any worse I'll have to start laying off relatives.

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

"I'll bet she was worn out by the end of teacher's meeting day."

'This home based business is easy to set up. Everyone knows that women are better at multitasking.'

"I'm an expert in crisis management, I've got three daughters!"

"You work for the family business, and I am your father, not the patriarchal oppressor..."

Tree's Tree Nursery. Get this. Dad is selling those goofy upside-down tomato planters. What idiot would buy them? Thanks! I'll let you know how it works! My idiotic bio teacher.

'Someday, son, 50 of this will belong to your ex-wife,'

"This is what happens when a family business doesn't have a succession plan!"

"Year after year we sit here quietly raising eyebrows, son."

'before you say 'all this will be yours', I don't want it.'

"No, Dad. All this belongs to me right now. I acquired it in a hostile takeover."

'Someday, son...all this will be Mine.'

'Someday, Son, this will all be your problem.'

'Where did we go wrong?'

'Of course, we're family-owned & operated in India.'

'What do you mean you don't want to be a model? Just what do you plan to do with the rest of your life?'

"This is a family operation, Ben, and we're evicting you from our family."

'It's a terrific family business: We have about 53 staff-members...'

'There's no need for you to state your opinion, son. Just lipsynching mine will do fine.'