Office Culture Explorers Gifts

'Welcome to the Business Ethics course. Today we're going to start with the basics.'

'Remember, we're all in this together - except for Purvison, who will take all the blame.'

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

"Staff support"

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

"Another job well done by your conflict resolution specialist."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

21st century water cooler conversations.

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

Boss's Desk Says No!

"Don't flutter your little wings on company time."

"He's not really much of a leader...he just has a lot of followers."

The trend toward less formal offices began to gain steam.

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

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

'I'm promoting you to project coordinator because you seem to have an overall view of things.'

The best financial decision I ever made.

"The new chairman has dropped the brain-storming meetings."

"In the old days, we had to constantly feed the screensaver."

'These are job perks.'

"On the plus side, I finally have a key to the executive washroom."

"At this office no two days are different."

'The portrait is a mark of his extreme egotism, but, if you curtsy and bow sufficiently...say, 'Oh Yes Sir!'!, to everything he says, you should do OK'

"Now, let's get out there and walk really fast to places we don't want to be."

"Here, we do not procrastinate, we 'table' things."

"It used to Casual Friday. Now it's Furlough Friday."

'He barks when he sees the boss coming.'

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Believe me, I know transformation isn't easy. I pulled a muscle once.'

"Would anyone like to question my downsizing proposal?"

After a day long meeting, the decision, as usual, is made in the hallway.

'Hello, Acme signs? This is the Berger & Coles Law Office...'

'No matter how cynical I become, I can't keep up.'

'That large, rolled up newspaper is a reminder - mess up in this office and you'll pay the price.'