Meeting Room Warrior Gifts

'You forget, I'm a blackbelt in powerpoint.'

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

'Salaries Manager. No.'

Some days at work can be more challenging than others.

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

"The meeting will last until lunch, or hell freezes over, whichever is longer."

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'No, Mr. Simmons, your MR images aren't in yet. We have older equipment, which takes a little longer to process.'

'He was only reaching for his powerpoint presentation pointer.'

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

"'Meetingpalooza' sounded better in the brochure."

"Before I read the financial report I have to ask... do any of you have a weapon?"

Stressed employee says to colleague: 'I think I'm on top of the situation and I hope I'm in the loop, but I can't seem to get ahead of the curve.'

You're next, Mr. Kimble - right after his apple danish.

'I hate Mondays.'

'Dog eat dog.'

'Why are you arguing? The customer is always right, you know! 'But he called you a crook!'

The food chain is like a huge corporation, the only one who really enjoys it, is the guy at the top!

'You say you type 80 words a minute ... Actually, that's not at all important...!'

'Of course, the toll on my personal life has been enormous.'

'I blame the nothing for something culture.'

"I have an obligation to the stockholders, not the employees!"

'Don't you try those cheap scare tactics with me, Rendleman!'

Why am I running?

"He's not sleeping. He always dims his display while downloading data."

"I intend to stay in this job, come Hell or high water."

Working 9 to 5.

Don't worry, the first thirty years working here are the hardest.