Nightmare Negotiators Mugs

"All night I dreamed I was at work. Do I get overtime for that?"

"Here's what I'm gonna do."

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

'Try and be negative in a positive way.'

Changing Minds

"We offer 104 vacation days...otherwise known as weekends."

'I'm interested in your job opening, so I'll have my agent give you a ring!'

"He'll never win this negotiation. He's saddled with numbers...but we have anecdotes."

"No, four glasses of water was enough. . . now I have to go to the bathroom!"

'Even though you're the client, it's my duty to tell you you're wrong. . . Ok then. Speak slowly so I can write down your every whim.'

"I'm an expert in crisis management, I've got three daughters!"

We pay the maximum minimum wage.

'But I'm not tired yet!!!'

A successful meeting! Only one member left in a rage shouting obcenities.

"Oh, yeah? Well, we just put out a contract on you too!!!"

"If it gets tense in here I might need you to step up and BS-calate things."

"But it will never get better if you picket"

Playerpen - 'Naptime already?'

'Once they noticed your tail wagging, they stopped upping their offer.'

'Sometimes it's good to get a different perspective.'

'What split would you settle for, fifty fifty?' - 'As long as I get the hyphen as well.'

If you pony is difficult to catch...take a good supply of lump sugar with you...and eat as much of it as you can.

'Damn it, he's lawyered up! By the time this works its way through the courts he'll be out of season!'

"Tonight the covers stay on my side."

Unison plans strikes

"Tough group."

'Come on, guys, you know what they say: The sour puss never gets the new contract'.'

'Would you like to see my sales presentation from where you're sitting? Or would you feel more comfortable in a head lock?'

Some make better deals than others.

Industrial Disputes: the Early Years

"We raised the price but lowered the down payment... so it kind of evens out."

London underground talks continued

"Be right in, I just brought my lucky chair."