New Job In Corporate Sector Gifts

"Get him to make an offer first..."

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

No, I didn't know they were going to cut the office furniture budget in half.

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

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

"I wonder if A.I. will inevitably become as tired and depressed as we are."

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

'That's our mission statement.'

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

"I'm expert at sniffing out blame."

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

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

"Worst case of month-end burnout I ever saw."

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

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

'Do you remember when our time away from the office was our time...'

'Don't think of it as being a yes man, think of it as being an employed man.'

21st century water cooler conversations.

'I vote we hang the darn thing upside down and go home!'

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

Do Not Resuscitate

"I realize we had to liquidate some assets, but don't you think I'd be more productive if I had a desk?"

'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'

'He got a raise but not enough to help him clear the fence.'

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

Work/Life Balance

Three gates of hell: marriage counseling, investments, company meetings

Work Parfait

Areas of the Body Where Stress Can Manifest

"How's your insomnia?" "Bad, I can't even fall sleep during meetings."

'They sold the company in 2001? I was wondering why things were slow.'

Overworked in the office

Sign - Halt manager crossing

"Rolled-up sleeves, no coat, loose tie...it's my casual confrontational look."