Office Politics Navigators Gifts

The Trouble with NDAs

'The 'insourcing' will go ahead and some jobs will be off to Leeds or Manchester, but I think I'll be safe...'

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

A fight in the Boardroom.

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

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

Company sales forecast mirrors the weather

"Welcome aboard. We will endeavor to treat you with dignity and respect. Now get you and your stupid face out of my office."

"Tell the vice presidents they've downsized enough."

"That one shows our office cliques."

Not a surprise, coming from the new boss - who looks about 6 years old.

'When training my son, keep him totally ignorant. I'm grooming him to be VP in-charge-of -denials.'

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

'Need I remind you who's boss here?'

'It's settled then. Your people will meet with my people if they ever get me any people.'

'I want to discuss communication clarity.'

"If you're really interested, talk to someone at corporate. They own my soul."

'She finally made employee of the month but she paid the ultimate price.'

"Maybe our beloved founder is trying to tell us something."

"You need to stop taking your work home with you. Take mine instead."

"Nobody is to blame until we pick someone."

'That's my 'job security' barometer.'

'Underestimate him at your own risk. When he first came here, everybody laughed and said he didn't have a snowball's chance. Now he's our regional supervisor. Go figure!'

'Here you are, Simmons!'

"So how did the rest of the team respond to your promotion?"

Pecking order.

'Who cares what she thinks? Grow a pair and buy the damn thing.'

'Staffers don't report we're managing decline. They report we met our targets and did out job!'

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

"Goodbye, Cruikshank. We leave you to contemplate the wisdom of messing with big dog!"

'Miss Pringle, I run a tight ship! What is this piece of paper doing on my desk?'

'Yes, I work well with others - just not with these others.'

You are here.

'We can't cut entitlements for federal employees. We're federal employees.'

"He can give you five minutes if you can find him."