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'."

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

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

"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?"

'If only every year was an election year.'

Business of Fingerpointing Line Art

"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.'

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

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

"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

"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.

'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.'

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

The Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

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

"Uh-Oh..."

Tariff Wars

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

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

You gotta hand it to the old man, he still knows how to motivate!

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

'In my rise to the tip I was always aware of a higher power - now I feel I'm ready to take it on.'