Hierarchies Gifts

'Does grandma still outrank you?'

'Oh, really? I work for little softy.'

"You'll find we have a great career structure, up to a point."

"That arrow always goes to the bottom when I walk by."

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

"I need to see your budget proposal."

The Evolution of the Bonus

"We're all just a number here, Finch, and fortunately my number is one."

Doglike man to vampire: 'Call me an apprentice werewolf, or even a beginner werewolf, but don't call me an under werewolf!'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

'I'm delegating everything but my paycheck and my snazzy office to you.'

"The boss can see you now."

'Need I remind you who's boss here?'

"Back when I was your age the only way to get a promotion was kissing butt."

"Stranger, you're sitting in the boss's personal spot. That's why they moved the dart board over your head."

'He takes his organization chart seriously.'

'You can't put him out to pasture - he owns the pasture!'

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

Zoo Inc. Management Structure

Pecking order.

'I didn't get the salary increase, but I've been moved one parking space closer to the entrance.'

Corporate Flow Charts/Ladders

"Actually, I worked my way up from 'ideas'."

'Don't worry, the dog's a sales manager!'

"Guess what, Collins? Not my job to remember what I said yesterday."

"Sorry, Pete, but Bill is now my 'go-to' guy. Until further notice, you're my 'anybody-but' guy."

"Congratulations. I'm promoting you from 'Yes Man' to 'Vice President in Charge of Affirmation.'"

"well I'll be - you are the boss of me."

'Would you feel less inferior if I made you a Colonel?'

"Mr. Stiltz asked Jean to ask Genie to ask Kelley to ask Dawn to ask Lisa to tell you he'd like to see you in his office."

You are here.

'Of course, that's just my opinion. It'll be yours, too, if you know what's good for you.'

'We each have our own destiny to fulfill, Baxter, and mine is to control yours.'

'Can you tell me who's in charge here?'