Hierarchy Analysis Gifts

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

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

"Biff's old money, Angelo is new money and Boris is funny money."

"The boss can see you now."

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

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

"It's my intelligence, talent and hard work that have got me to the top."

"Now the geeks hold all the power. They're the ones who know how to forge a parent's e-signature."

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

'Here you are, Simmons!'

'I like your attitude, Brigley.'

Above reproach.

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

"The quicksand was corporate's idea. I wanted to fire you for going over my head. They wanted to send a message."

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

'You are here.'

"I like to keep things simple."

"Fenwick asks the questions other executive staff won't dare."

You are here.

'No wonder we're losing money! --This organizational chart is upside down!'

"The boss is not very bright." "True, but if he was smart you wouldn't have a job."

'Congratulations, Backstrom, I'm moving you up in the company food chain.'

'They're always going on and on about 'carrying management' so this seemed like a natural...'

"Brodkin, now that the economy is creating jobs at a faster than expected clip, why don't you go out and find yourself one?"

"You're nobody's fool but you're not too smart for you own good, either."

"All our staff are equal, but the ones with qualifications are more equal than others."

"You say priorities, I hear suggestions."

The company lawyer's self-image vs the boss's self-image.

"I know you're the quote, 'company's envelope orderer', but change the acronym."

'We harbour few illusions here at Megatron Inc.'

'We're presently entangled in a power struggle.'

"And another thing, Beckton, I don't recall ever saying, 'Correct me if I'm wrong.' "

'That's Fred, the new hire. He's one of those corporate renaissance types who erases organization-chart boundaries wherever he goes!'

"Shouldn't be long before we're at the top."

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