Lower Level Management Prints

Office Hierarchy.

"This position has become very important to the company."

"This is a merit-based organization! Can't you see I’ve hired the very best and most qualified yes-men money can buy?"

'You're my best man, Pomeroy, so I've decided to sell the damn company.'

'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.'

Desk plaque: 'P. Burnside, Upper-Echelon Nincompoop'

'A High-pain job? Yes, I believe we have that.'

Dr. Saltine, pioneer of salt transplants.

Not much money, glory, or praise

High Noon at the O.K. Staff Meeting

Fantasy Business Management

"My God! There goes middle management."

"When all else fails, blow darts still get their attention."

'Sire, we fixed that problem in the sales department.'

"I'm cutting out a complete layer of management."

'I was speeding right along toward my goal of moving up from middle management, when a cost-cutting measure overtook me!'

Block Closed for Gritty, Hard-Edged Tale

'In keeping with the team approach, we've traded you for two middle managers to be named later.'

"I'm having a party at my home, and you're all invited. Bob, you'll serve drinks. Anne, you serve the food. Ted, you'll park the car..."

"I'm not an intern, I'm a squire. I'm not an intern, I'm a squire..."

Man looking at company organisation chart, he's at the very bottom.

"These are 'small bucks,' Josh. You have to work here a long time to get the 'big bucks'."

'You understand, Yomp, it's not me speaking. It's the corporation!'

"As your new CEO, I hereby change 'deadline' to 'soft squiggle.'"

"I guessed my way to a perfect score on the GMAT, then I guessed my way through grad school and several middle management jobs...."

'This year, Sire, I've created a socko narrative of scatological raillery and rollicking nihilism which ends with a sexy justification for third quarter losses.'

"Can't complain- it's against company policy."

The Department of Lessons Learned...

'You are here.'

Welcome Bureaucrats! (Convention of bureaucrats).

"I now realize that my 'show no mercy' campaign for the corner office was a big mistake."

"Until you're top management, Warrick, I strongly suggest you stay within the lines."

'This doesn't look good.'

Welcome to middle management. Here's your shield.

Middle Management