Meeting Aversion Advocate Mugs

'Of course it's lonely... you've fired everyone!'

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

"Looks like we found the issue."

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

"It's a memo from the legal department reminding us to (heh-heh), 'keep our noses clean'."

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

"...Our extensive in house survey found that 82% of you think in house surveys are a waste of time."

Dolphin friendly tuna

'Before we start, shall we go round the table, and each share our name and a horrible dark secret from our past.'

"That's six 'noes' and one 'aye', the ayes have it"

"At least we are consistently inconsistent."

'This prediction has a margin of error of plus or minus fifteen...fifteen class-action suits brought against the company.'

'Anyone who opposes the plan I'm about to propose please signify by saying 'I resign.''

'Congratulations, Yomp - we're giving you a bigger carrot!'

'Ms. Snack, prepare the conference room for an executive sting.'

"There appears to be a direct correlation between fewer meetings and higher productivity."

Our college is tuned to the students' every need! Campus Visits. We have body image awareness week. Safe sex awareness week. Bullying, drug use and tolerance awareness weeks. What did I miss? Welcome. History, math or English awareness week? Great idea. I'll suggest that.

"And, while there's no reason yet to panic, I think it only prudent that we make preparations to panic."

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

Responsibility and duties

Conference Pears

"Unlike other companies, we are going to take the high road through this rough time, even if, at some point, we're obliged to raid the employee pension fund! Is everybody clear on that?"

"Next meeting back to paper. Everyone missed doodle."

"That's Arnie, our resident meeting moth. He doesn't have an office... Just flits all day from one meeting to another. And be careful: he's got a thing for wool!"

"The saving grace of living with someone who has AD/HD is that any arguments you have over it never last very long."

'Thanks for flying in for the meeting.'

'I meet therefore I MANAGE.'

"Not the most impressive strategic plan I've ever seen."

'Who's pumped about this meeting?!'

"Mouse? No. They contain cheese and I'm lactose intolerant."

The Sky Is The Limit

"You can always count on me."

"We could hire another accountant and secretary, but wouldn't it be fun to have a barista?"

Agreeable Noises

'Ten things you should be worried about.'