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"And, for insurance purposes, you must buy insurance."

Fat cat sitting next to an obese cat

'We were discussing who gets the office with the window. I won.'

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

"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!'

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

Occu-Pie Mars

"This is a merit-based organization! Can't you see I’ve hired the very best and most qualified yes-men money can buy?"

"Good boy."

"You're fired."

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

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

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

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

"Yeah, but that one's a little bit hard to reach."

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

"So we are agreed then, most of the targets we've set staff are completely unreasonable and we should just scrap them."

"Peter's Joint Head of Communications."

"I don't want a G.O.A.T, I want a S.C.A.P.E.G.O.A.T."

'I'm glad you guys could work this out in a reasonable manner.'

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

They're Not Just That Into It

"I'm expert at sniffing out blame."

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.'

'The lads at the office still talk about the day you told the boss what to do with his job...'

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

"How long will we, the descendants of wolves, be content with table scraps and belly rubs?"

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

"I don't care if you are the Immediate Gratification Generation. Get out of my chair and back to the mailroom."

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

"If we can just get beyond this 'I'm the boss' mentality and concentrate on a simple 'What I say goes' outlook, I think this will all work out."

"I need to see your budget proposal."