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'Salary review is coming up in a few months. Let's start taking performance enhancing drugs.'

'Do you think, perhaps, that we could start shooting for a few longer-term goals around here?'

"It's clear to me that you want to go far with this company."

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

"I drink just enough coffee to make me think I can do my job."

'We like your zip-a-dee. You need to work on your dooh-dah.'

"We need to change, but WHEN?"

"Yes, you have given 100% to this company. But, over the five years you've worked here that's only 20% a year."

I'm not making enough money to like you.

Fred wonders if he should go see what's happening in accounting.

Presentation: Thinking each other are idiots.

"Listen Herb, once you become the boss and decide who gets a raise, then you can have a raise."

"Good morning Rudy. I suppose you're wondering why I've summond you....It's time for your annual performance review...."

Sales chart plummets into employees head.

'Last year we increased sales by 100%.'

"I can't sit down. Don't you remember? I worked my butt off for you."

'Ask yourself, 'What is it I'm not doing?', and then ask yourself, 'What is it I'm doing too much?'.'

Sales - "Any other suggestion besides getting a bigger chart?"

"I don't know whether your tired, anxious, nervous, or whatever. But it looks like a clear case of performance anxiety."

"A great quarter always puts the old man in a jocular mood."

"No annual raises, but I will 'like' all your hard work on Facebook."

"Try not to think of them just as a 'customer' but rather as your only chance of paying your mortgage and putting food on your plate."

"You need to stand up for yourself, or at least sit up straight."

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'It appears you've done a wonderful job...of not getting fired.'

"On reflection i think i could have coped with just 340' feedback."

Performance management: "We decided to get rid of the carrot and keep the stick."

"Make yourself comfortable so that we can discuss your raise."

'Looks like the perfect time to bring in our profit sharing scheme.'

'I think I found the bottleneck, Boss.'

"Sorry, you can't cash in your vacation time. Since you didn't use it, tell it Bon Voyage!"

"You're allowed to think outside the box, as long as you stay inside the margins."

'Yes,we have equal pay in that we are grossly underpaid, all of us.'

"Gosh, 'inept' seems so harsh. Personally, I prefer the term 'productivity-challenged!'"