"You fed me tuna and cleaned my litter box, Harris, and I'm not going to forget it."
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tuna, tunafish, ceo, ceos, c.e.o., c.e.o.s, chief executive, chief executives, promotion, promotions, promoted, colleague, colleagues, new boss, new bosses, favor, favors, reward, rewards, rewarding, favour, favours, hierarchy, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, cat person, cat people, cat, cats, favorite food, favorite foods, favourite food, favourite foods, manager, managers, management, newly promoted, litter box, litter boxes, corporation, corporations"A billion is a thousand million? Why wasn't I informed of this?"
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money, language, communication, incompetence, billion, billions, billionaire, billionaires, millionaire, millionaires, bad at math, math problem, math problems, dollar, dollars, rich people, idle rich, uninformed, lack of information, reliant, rely, relies, relying, underling, underlings, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, corporate hierarchy, corporate hierarchies, in the loop, out of the loop, mankoff"I don't know how it started, either. All I know is that it's part of our corporate culture."
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corporate culture, corporate climate, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, trend, trends, fashion trend, fashion trends, hat, hats, funny hat, funny hats, silly hat, silly hats, office, corporation, corporations, big corporation, big corporations, outfit, outfits, uniform, uniforms, fit in, fits in, fitting in"Well, Stoddard, I think I've bounced enough ideas off you for one day."
"Well, get some new numbers or I'm getting a new numbers guy."
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number, numbers, numbers guy, numbers guys, accountant, accountants, accounting, creative accounting, creative accountant, creative accountants, yes man, yes men, boss, bosses, executive, executives, business executive, business executives, corporate mentality, corporate ladder, big corporation, big corporations"Sometimes it's important to stop whatever break you're taking and just do the work."
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procrastinate, procrastinating, procrastination, break, breaks, writing break, writing breaks, writer, writers, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, take breaks, taking breaks, office drone, office drones, office worker, office workers, worker, workers, manager, managers, management, tip, tips, worklife, corporate culture, corporate mentality, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, break room, break rooms, slacker, slackers, slack off, slacking off, put off, putting off, work, works"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."
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modest, modesty, false modesty, c.e.o., c.e.o.s, bigwig, bigwigs, big wig, big wigs, boss, bosses, big boss, big bosses, hierarchy, corporate hierarchy, corporate hierarchies, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, corporate culture, board meeting, board meetings, dictator, dictators, dictatorship, dictatorships, democracy, democracies, figure of speech"When I grow up, I want to work with the affluent."
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aspiration, aspirations, aspire, aspires, aspiring, rich, riches, charity, charities, charitable program, charitable programs, affluent, affluence, upper class, upper classes, status, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, grow up, grows up, growing up, ideal job, ideal jobs, career goal, career goals, career, careers, goal, goals, greed, greedy, motivation, motivations, money-driven, money grubbing, money grubber, money grubbersBusiness Sisyphus
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sisyphus, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, corporate culture, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, futile, futility, office drone, office drones, worker, workers, white collar, white collar job, white collar jobs, white collar worker, white collar workers, impossible, impossible task, impossible tasks"Even though you gave the CEO a kidney, this is a lot of sick days."
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organ, organs, organ donor, organ donors, organ donation, corporate culture, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, sick day, sick days, sick leave, perk, perks, expectation, expectations, business, businesses, kidney, kidneys, generous, generosity, spite, spiteful, high expectations, office drone, office drones, underling, underlings, corporate culture, impersonal"I'm taking you off of the Henderson account and putting you into this steel drum."
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steel drum, steel drums, demotion, demotions, demoted, demote, demotes, corporate ladder, business ladder, corporate culture, businessmen, businessman, office politics, promotional ladder, promotional ladders, big account, big accounts, office worker, office workers, lawyer, lawyers, accountant, accountants"Everybody gets a raise."
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conference, conferences, meeting, meetings, board meeting, board meetings, kiss up, kisses up, kissing up, c.e.o., ceo, executive, executives, yes man, yes men, agree, agrees, agreeing, agreement, suck up, sucks up, raise, raises, board meeting, board meetings, conference room, boss, bosses, manager, managers, animal, animals, dog, dogs, superior, superiors, corporate culture, corporate ladder"Senior Vice-President Buffington reporting, sir. Requests permission to advance and be recognized."
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vice president, vice presidents, vice-president, vice-presidents, office politics, corporate culture, corporate ladder, businessmen, businessman, corporate environment, corporate hierarchy, status, intimidation, intimidating, intimidated, pecking order, corporate bully, bullies, ego, egos, egotist, egotists, egotistical, big boss, big bosses, status symbol, status symbols, pa, pas, personal assistant, personal assistants, deference"You're in luck. We have an opening for low man on the totem pole."
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totem pole, totem poles, hierarchy, hierarchies, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, corporation, corporations, entry level, entry level job, entry level jobs, job opening, job openings, hiring, hiring officer, hiring officers, personnel, personnel department, hr, hr department, h.r. department, job interview, job interviews, interview, interviews"Why can't you be more like Hutchinson? You don't hear him complaining."
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role model, role models, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, corporate hierarchy, corporate hierarchies, hierarchy, hierarchies, corporate culture, business culture, yes man, yes men, ideal, ideals, ideal worker, ideal workers, boss, bosses, manager, managers, executive, executives, business executive, business executives, tyrant, tyrants, murder, murders, murdering, murderer, murderers, killer, killers, dictator, dictators, dictatorship, complain, complains, complaining"Hank, when you're finished firing this gentleman I have some rather unfortunate news for you as well."
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fire, fires, firing, layoff, layoffs, mass layoff, mass layoffs, mass firing, mass firing, job, jobs, job loss, job losses, corporate culture, corporate ladder, corporation, corporations, megacorporation, megacorporations, bad news, breaking bad news, messenger, messengers, shoot the messenger, shooting the messenger, upper management"Aaah . . . The smell of fresh-mown employees."
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taskmaster, taskmasters, boss, bosses, executive, executives, manager, managers, office manager, office managers, throw your weight around, throwing your weight around, corporate ladder, corporate hierarchy, hierarchy, hierarchies, morning, mornings, start off the day, starting off the day, iron fist, ruler, rulers, dictator, dictators, dictatorship, dictatorships, refresh, refreshes, refreshing, invigorate, invigorates, invigorating"Ah, Mr. Conrad, you're right on time."
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doubt, doubts, insecure, insecurity, insecurities, worry, worries, worrying, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, on time, right on time, fire, fired, firing, firings, layoff, layoffs, lay-off, lay-offs, sacked, sacking, sackings, corporate culture, corporate ladder, corporate ladders"That's it? That's the minority report?"
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minority report, minority reports, counterpoint, counterpoints, debate, debates, debating, yes man, yes men, executive, executives, minority, minorities, opinion, opinions, argue, argues, arguing, argument, arguments, push back, pushes back, pushing back, truth to power, speaking truth to power, flip off, flips off, flipping off, minority, minorities, corporate hierarchy, corporate ladder, hierarchy, hierarchies"Note the small zipper pocket of your sales kit. It contains a cyanide capsule."
"I used to be known as Mr. Nice Guy, but I bought my way out."
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business jargon, corporate jargon, corporate culture, businessmen, businessman, mr. nice guy, mr nice guy, bad reputation, bad reputations, good reputation, good reputations, reputation, reputations, office job, office jobs, corporate environment, exec, execs, executive, executives, cut-throat, cut throat, office politics, cutthroat environment, cutthroat, backstabbing, corporate ladder, climbing to the top"Please hold my calls and disregard any cries for help."
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cry for help, cries for help, crying for help, berate, berates, berating, boss, bosses, manager, managers, chew out, chews out, chewing out, whimper, whimpers, whimpering, snivel, snivelling, hold my calls, executive, executives, mean, cruel, cruelty, tongue-lashing, tongue-lashings, yell, yells, yelling, shout, shouts, shouting, scold, scolds, scolding, beat, beats, beating, beatings, violent, violence, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, corporation, corporations, corporate culture"I'm not going to lie to you. That's what Hendricks is here for."
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lie, lies, lying, dirty work, doing your dirty work, fib, fibs, fibbing, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, ceo, ceos, c.e.o., executive, executives, business executive, business executives, dishonest, dishonesty, liar, liars, lying, white lie, white lies, scapegoat, scapegoats, scapegoating, second in command, chain of command, corporate ladder, corporate culture, career, careers, delegate, delegates, delegating, delegation"No fair. You promised you'd downsize by attrition."
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attrition, war of attrition, wars of attrition, downsize, downsizes, downsizing, restructure, restructures, restructuring, corporate policy, corporate policies, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, unemployment, fire, fired, firing, firings, jargon, employee, employees, boss, bosses, upper management, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, hierarchy, hierarchies, corporate hierarchy, corporate hierarchies