Responsibility Enthusiast Gifts

The Female Brain and The Other One

Others will fight for you

'So, now we have ascertained who is responsible...'

"Take special note of the change to our policy on honesty."

"As a rookie, I'm finding one of the hardest things to get used to is older people calling me 'sir.'"

'As my subordinate, naturally I expect you to take the heat on things that otherwise would make me uncomfortable.'

"If we're a team, the manager should take the heat!"

'Your wife called to remind you that you're married, sir.'

"Trust me, you don't want this job."

'You have only yourself to blame for blaming yourself.'

He calls it 'delegating authority' I call it 'passing the buck'

'We're looking for someone who's very responsible. In fact, we're looking for someone who's always responsible.'

"Me? I thought you were raising them."

'The Doctor says you can be discharged - so I've brought you a list of jobs you can do when you get home!'

'Dayton, you're a decent, respectable, ethical, honest and nice guy. What the hell are you up to?'

Business cartoon showing a business man headed toward 'blame'.

Realizing that his youth was now behind him, Mr. Twigly left home at the sight of his first gray hare.

'This new role will involve some extra responsibilities...of course you'll appreciate that there won't be any extra funding...it's a role for which you are uniquely qualified!'

'Right now my plate's full juggling school and parents.'

'Middle managers play tennis.'

'It has to be understandable, Higbe. A code of ethics is not actually to be written in code.'

'I imagine you were pretty nervous addressing an army of experts.'

'Ms Simpson? Get me the Scapegoat du Jour.'

The Dilemma of a Whistle Blower

"Cautious and considerate? Door on the left, one mask each. Selfish and ignorant? Door on the right, do as you please."

Making Amends: I haven't harrassed anyone in weeks....My new career: I'll be a secretary....to a female executive. Women can harass em all they life. I sentence myself to house arrest for 30 days, make that 90 days.

'Yes, yes, I get the symbolism, Mr. Sanchez. You can wear many hats. Very clever.'

Arabian Buyer

"You can make your own mistakes when you can hire your own lawyer."

'There's going to be a lot of blame thrown around. Remember to bob and weave.'

'You don't have anything in a smaller size do you?'

"Which is better: made in USA by illegal immigrants or made overseas by cheap labor?"

'I haven't talked to you about business ethics, have I?'

Man with a seemingly endless list on a piece of paper

'We improved it? We thought YOU improved it!'