Hierarchy Gifts

"King of what, exactly?"

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

"His Majesty's lawyer will see you now, followed by His Majesty's agent, after which His Majesty the King will, if all goes well, see you."

"Can everyone clearly fear me?"

'If you're a public servant, what does that make ME?'

'Sir, if rank has it's privileges, how come they get guns, and all I have is this crummy sword?'

'We harbour few illusions here at Megatron Inc.'

"Mother Superior - does that mean that she's more important than you are?"

"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

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

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

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

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

"The boss can see you now."

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

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

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

"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.'

Zoo Inc. Management Structure

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

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'."

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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