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'."

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

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

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

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

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

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

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

Career opportunities

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

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

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.

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

"Uh-Oh..."

"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."

The Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

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."

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

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

The rope to success.

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

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

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

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

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