Middle Child Mugs

City 12-step programs...New! Middle child group.

'Middle child, middle pup, same thing.'

It's not easy being the middle child.

'See? No one cares what i think!!'

"Relax. At your age, it's common to have a nose hare now and then."

'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.'

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

'Thank goodness for clumsy children: A spilt ice-cream!'

'...Sometimes the sheer monotony of it all just gets me down.'

"No, I want to know the meaning of never calling your mother."

Fantasy Business Management

"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!'

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

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

Dominant hand reveal party

"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.'

"This tiny bald spot where your hairline used to be is so-o-o cute!"

Welcome Bureaucrats! (Convention of bureaucrats).

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

'We do a little hiring and a little firing, and between you and me, I enjoy the firing more.'

'This doesn't look good.'

Department of Wastage - Formerly 'Middle Management'

'We can't cut out the middle man. With the government in the picture now we are the middle man.'

"I'll take anything that connects to the internet."

Pass the buck...

'Here, Santa. My wish list wouldn't fit on paper, so take this flash drive.'

'You're having a mid-life crises...'

NHS Trust Hospital: Management Team/Medical Staff

"I need to reduce operating costs by 20 percent...so that means pay cuts for everybody. But since this move requires the skills of a highly trained manager...I'm giving myself a performance bonus.

"So, the inevitable sequel."

Middle Manager

'Middle managers play tennis.'

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