Office Party Strategist Mugs

"We should reload the changer. The Franklins are coming at seven."

"Good boy."

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

The president's men

A fight in the Boardroom.

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

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

'Your resume is a little thin, but I like your willingness to be manipulated by upper management.'

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

Business of Fingerpointing Line Art

'If only every year was an election year.'

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

'I'm sorry but I'm afraid the corporation is going in a different direction.'

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

"What was I thinking?!"

Israel/Palestine Conflict

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

"They've given me the Lion's share of budgetary constraints."

Career opportunities

Tariff Wars

"I'm Jackson, your new micro-manager."

And here's the office floor plan. The numbers indicate the recommended sequence in which to step on people on your way to the top.

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

'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.'

"Hire a cost cutting, bad-guy consultant to turn me into a good guy during the layoffs."

"Uh-Oh..."

Desk Boxes: 'In', 'Out', 'Could Go Either Way'.

"When it comes to medical malpractice, most lawyers only go for the money... ...I go for the doctor's head."

The Greek Trampoline

"Pardon me, but why is there no ceiling this office?"

The rope to success.

'I don't think the employees like me.'