Insightful Workplace Strategist Mugs

TRUST: "Are you telling me that none of you knows what it means?"

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

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

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

'Your resume is a little thin, but I like your willingness to be manipulated by upper management.'

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

Business of Fingerpointing Line Art

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

'I'm sorry but I'm afraid the corporation is going in a different direction.'

Career opportunities

"They've given me the Lion's share of budgetary constraints."

"Hire a cost cutting, bad-guy consultant to turn me into a good guy during the layoffs."

"I'm Jackson, your new micro-manager."

'I've stepped on so many people for the last 20 years to get where I'm at, and I'm still only a middle manager.'

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

And here's the office floor plan. The numbers indicate the recommended sequence in which to step on people on your way to the top.

"Uh-Oh..."

'We're going to need to find a scapegoat.'

"It looks like the 'because I say so' has it."

Desk Boxes: 'In', 'Out', 'Could Go Either Way'.

"Listen Herb, once you become the boss and decide who gets a raise, then you can have a raise."

'In my rise to the tip I was always aware of a higher power - now I feel I'm ready to take it on.'

"When it comes to medical malpractice, most lawyers only go for the money... ...I go for the doctor's head."

The rope to success.

"Pardon me, but why is there no ceiling this office?"

'I don't think the employees like me.'

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

'This is Harris, he's been with the firm some 45 years!'

A woman wearing a skin sitting behind a desk with a nameplate that reads "Sheena, Queen of the corporate jungle."

You gotta hand it to the old man, he still knows how to motivate!