Quirky Business Lovers Mugs

Bertha's: A bank that's more than a bank. It's also an insurance broker and a beauty parlor.

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

Ice Cream And Summer Rentals

"Imagine if only 1/2 the companies that claimed to have a great culture actually did."

'An exxpert team set up a team of special consultants, that then set up a committee whose members asked their 7 year old kids. Now 14 months later they've concluded we're not efficient enough.'

Receptionist covers for boss by saying he's out of the office.

"Has anyone mentioned that you're management now, …… You don't get overtime."

'We're all right as long as they think we're taking millions.'

Office temperature.

Economy Slows: 'It's still too fast for me.'

'If we hadn't outsourced the staff, we could've eaten them.'

'What I don't like about computers is that you can't fire them.'

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

High Noon at the O.K. Staff Meeting

'He insists on being a part of the corporate pipeline.'

'Lateral hires are always told we do things differently here.'

"However, we're doing rather well, according to uninformed sources."

'Whenever they discuss trickle-down economics, I have to go to the bathroom.'

"No need to remind me. I'm well aware that I've forgotten completely about you."

Business Promotion.

"This just in! Due to downsizing, the mega-merger of Consolidated Industries and Humungous Corporation has been changed to a simple bankruptcy."

'One businessman's lunch-on-the-rocks and one businessman's special straight-up.'

Black Friday - the day the retailer is crucified

...and if the Chairman rings, find out who he is.

"At the end of the day, Maureen, wake me up."

"I'm appointing you head of marketing...your first job is to come up with something we can market...and to who??"

"The first chart is pre-Prozac and this chart is post-Prozac ... "

"It's not backstabbing if I tell our boss how lame you are while you're sitting here, is it?"

Board of directors of a baby products company suck their thumbs after realising sales and profits are down.

'I can't believe it! This is when I sent out a company memo advocating a win-win philosophy.'

"Frankly, I think it's time we take a long hard look at cat futures."

"We could hire some sign-wavers to stand by the side of the road and advertise our product."

"Thanks for your offer, but in our company we still have a perfect information and communication system. It's called water cooler talk."