Workplace Dynamics Explorer Prints

"Stop signing memos with your initials, no-one is taking them seriously."

'The union card does it every time.'

'Another of his demonstrations of the firm's friendly, informal atmosphere?'

'We've decided to hire you because we just don't have the guts to tell you 'no'.'

'If you know what is good for you, you'll let me decide what is good for you.'

"Well, we tried the carrot and stick approach. Get rid of the carrot."

"We need someone who's responsible."

"In this office I'm the dog and you are the sheep! When I bark, you move!"

"You may be right. Maybe your salary was leaked to the rest of the office."

"Stop complaining. Why can't you be more like Puskin? Say, you're Puskin, aren't you?"

These young people need everything spelled out to them! I miss the old days, when a wink was a wink, and a nod was a nod.

Time - Life Inc: 'Bad news, sir! Our operators standing-by are on sit-down strike!'

You were right, I was silly to worry about some 'boy wonder' taking my job- the boss' daughter got it.

'Jenkins, go and give my wife a damn good seeing to.'

"That was fun—Now you're rehired."

'If you two don't mind, I need my mop.'

Joey liked his new job until the day he met the boss.

"It's because her boss has forgotten her birthday."

Group of people.

"He'll give you the shirt off his back even though you don't want it, then expect undying gratitude."

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

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

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

"This is a merit-based organization! Can't you see I’ve hired the very best and most qualified yes-men money can buy?"

"This position has become very important to the company."

'It's a chart of office morale. This is where you went on vacation.'

"Give a sh*t" "Don't give a sh*t"

"Another job well done by your conflict resolution specialist."

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

"If nothing else needs welding, Paula, I'm going to lunch."

'Don't think of it as being a yes man, think of it as being an employed man.'

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"I've never said this to a woman before, but here goes: We're not paying you enough."