Workplace Milestone Gifts

"Bill's a little upset. The boss just chewed him out."

"You're invited to our management excursion. Come dresses as a pinata."

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

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

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

A fight in the Boardroom.

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

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'I vote we hang the darn thing upside down and go home!'

"We're experienced an extraordinary amount of growth this year."

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

"Women Supporting Women!"

"Now that I have everyone's attention..."

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"Let's start with an icebreaker..."

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is none of us will be alive then.'

'We're finding out that those 'wrongs' we made 'right' were actually right after all.'

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

Dressed for Success!

'No, it's not really good - that's our lawsuits-to-earnings ratio.'

"Do you promise to love, honour and contribute to the gross national product?"

Business of Fingerpointing Line Art

"Remember...when the going gets tough...DELEGATE!"

He was destined for greatness. Whatever that meant.

Sales chart is buildings in background.

"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

Supermom.

Keyworker

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

"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."