Thespian Office Warrior Gifts

'How is your degree in theater going to help you here?'

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

In basket-case.

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

Storm in the out tray

Overworked in the office

'Salaries Manager. No.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

Some days at work can be more challenging than others.

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

'Here's something that should suit your wooden acting style. How do you fancy playing the lead in Pinocchio?'

The Great Pyramid of Paperwork

Stressed employee says to colleague: 'I think I'm on top of the situation and I hope I'm in the loop, but I can't seem to get ahead of the curve.'

'Why are you arguing? The customer is always right, you know! 'But he called you a crook!'

'I hate Mondays.'

'Dog eat dog.'

The food chain is like a huge corporation, the only one who really enjoys it, is the guy at the top!

'You say you type 80 words a minute ... Actually, that's not at all important...!'

"Miss Ross, get me a motivational speaker."

"I have an obligation to the stockholders, not the employees!"

'I blame the nothing for something culture.'

'Don't you try those cheap scare tactics with me, Rendleman!'

Why am I running?

'Of course, the toll on my personal life has been enormous.'

Working 9 to 5.

"Hank brings five years of top sales experience to our team so lets try to make him feel welcome as he makes you all look bad."

"I intend to stay in this job, come Hell or high water."

Don't worry, the first thirty years working here are the hardest.

"All this namby pamby nonsense about stress...I've been stressed for YEARS and it's never done ME any harm... " "But you're only 25!"

"This is bad work, Edwards! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!"

"And to think all these years you've worried about some boy wonder taking over your job."

'At least I don't have his life.'

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