New Job In Corporate Sector Mugs

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

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

"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!'

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

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

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

'That's our mission statement.'

"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.'

21st century water cooler conversations.

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

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

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

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

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

'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.'

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

Work/Life Balance

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

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

Do Not Resuscitate

Areas of the Body Where Stress Can Manifest

Work Parfait

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

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

Overworked in the office

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

Sign - Halt manager crossing