Hierarchy Debunker Gifts

"...You correct me if I'm wrong only when I say 'correct me if I'm wrong'!"

"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!'

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

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

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

'He doesn't like people walking in - try crawling.'

"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.'

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

Zoo Inc. Management Structure

'Here you are, Simmons!'

'Miss Chambers, requisition me some more clout.'

Bureaucrats held up by the workers.

Pecking order.

STRIP *Community Care * 'client empowerment' policy

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

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

Corporate Flow Charts/Ladders

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

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

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

'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."

"I like to keep things simple."

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

'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.'

Organizational Flow Chart: Puppets

'I preferred my old title of Executive Vice-President.'

"The buck really stops with him."