"It's always 'Sit,' 'Stay,' 'Heel'—never 'Think,' 'Innovate,' 'Be yourself.' "
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sit, sits, stay, stays, heel, heels, command, commands, dog, dogs, dog trick, dog tricks, dog trainer, dog trainers, dog, dogs, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, innovate, innovates, innovating, innovation, innovations, barking orders, manager, managers, management, think, thinks, thinking, autonomy, respect, self-respect, worker, workers, office drone, office drones, gripe, gripes, griping, complaint, complaints, complain, complains, complaining"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"Security? There's a goddam tree in my office."
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business, businessman, business man, business men, businessmen, tree, trees, indoor plant, indoor plants, house plan, houseplants, office plant, office, offices, exec, executive, manager, managers, managerial, management, security, secure, director, directors, interior, minimal, interiors, interior design, empty, room, rooms, unfriendly"We've decided to build a little cubicle around you and your desk, Harris."
"Even a small kingdom, Your Highness, can make effective use of modern management techniques."
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king, kings, sovereign, sovereigns, ruler, rulers, monarch, monarchs, monarchy, royal, royalty, kingdom, kingdoms, government, governments, governing, managing, manager, managers, management, modern management, technique, techniques, advice, advising, advisor, advisors, adviser, advisersA school of fish following one fish who is labeled "CEO".
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, ceo, c.e.o., ceos, c.e.o.s, chief executive officer, chief executive officers, following, leader, leaders, following the leader, animal, animals, fish, school of fish"It's come to my attention, Wycliff, that you're actually planning a life outside the office."
"No, Hoskins, you're not going to do it just because I'm telling you to do it. You're going to do it because you believe in it."
"You've been warned, Hoskins."
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snake, snakes, corporate snake, corporate snakes, rattle snake, rattle snakes, work, working, worker, workers, job, jobs, office, offices, workplace, workplaces, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, manager, management, managers, managing, office life, office culture, office worker, office workers, threat, threaten, threatening, threats, middle management, middle manager, intimidation, intimidate, intimidations, intimidated"What are you doing outside of coach?"
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coach, coach class, coach-class, economy, economy class, economy-class, first class, first-class, business-class, business class, flight attendant, flight attendants, air-hostess, airhostess, air-hostesses, air hostesses, airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, stewardess, stewards, stewards, stewardesses, manager, management, whip, whips, threat, threaten, divide, division, presentation, presentations, cattle-class, cattle class"I see you've flown around the world in a plane, and settled revolutions in Spain. Around a golf course you're under par. Metro-Goldwyn has asked you to star. Very impressive, I must admit, but we're looking for someone with marketing experience."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, personnel, hr, h.r., human resources, recruitment, recruiter, recruiters, interview, interviews, applicant, applicants, candidate, candidates, cv, c.v., curriculum vitae, resume, resumes, job, jobs, hiring, experience, experiences, marketing, rejection, rejected, lack of experience, impressive, modern life"While you were out, sir, the company, rudderless and adrift, operated pretty much the same as always."
Violence as a Management Tool
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violence, violent, workplace violence, manager, managers, management, management tools, bad manager, bad managers, bad executives, bad executive, bad workplace, workplace, workplaces, boss, bosses, bossy, bad bosses, anger, angry, anger management, office, offices, office work, office life, employee, employees, manager, managers, punch, punches, punched, puncher, fist, fists"First, we'll look for repressed memories of malpractice suits."
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business, businesses, businessmen, business men, business man, businessman, psychologist, psychology, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, informer, inform, informant, trick, tricked, malpractice, malpractices, investigate, investigation, interrogate, interrogation, therapy, therapist, therapists, corporate, corporation, management, big business, manager, managers"Still, he's a vice-president and you're not."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, vice president, vice presidents, vp, vps, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, bubble, bubbles, floating, hierarchy, rank, ranks, ranking"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"Stop, stop right there. That's it, that's the Anderson contract."
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snake, snakes, snake charmer, snake charmers, snake charming, business, office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, contract, contracts, document, documents, employee, employees, employer, employers, management, manager, managers, boss, bosses, hypnotize, hypnotise, hypnotism, hypnosis, street preforming, street performer, street performers"Artists are difficult, and leveraged-buyout artists are no exception."
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women talking about men, artist, artists, complain, complaining, management, in management, leveraged buyout, leveraged-buyout, business woman, business women, businesswoman, businesswomen, business man, business men, businessman, businessmen, businessperson, controlling share, controlling share, buyout, buyouts, business minded, business mindedness, lbo, lbos, acquisition of assets, financial transaction, financial transactions"Don't think of me as a crime boss. Think of me as a crime friend."
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mob, mobs, mobster, mobsters, mob boss, mob bosses, mafia, mafia boss, mafioso, organised, organized, organised crime, organized crime, crime, criminal, criminals, robbed, rob, robbery, robbers, daylight robbery, armed robbery, armed robber, burglar, burglary, gun, guns, gunman, gunmen, boss, bosses, boss man, big boss, chief, exec, execs, executive, executives, management style, management, manager, managers, jargon"We're ready to begin the next phase of keeping things exactly the way they are."
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office, offices, pointless, change, changes, internal change, business, businesses, manage, managers, management, managerial, managing, supervise, supervisory, supervisor, supervisors, supervises, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, organise, organised, reorganised, structure, restructure, restructured, honest, honesty, blunt, bluntness, frank, frankness"Miss Durban, is there anything C.E.O.-ish for me to do?"
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word play, business, management, ceo, ceos, c.e.o.c.e.o.s, executive, executives, look busy, looking busy, chief executive, chief executives, task, tasks, agenda, agendas, set agenda, set agenda, daily task, daily tasks, secretary, secretaries, assistant, assistants, office assistant, office assistants, office assistance, mankoff"Now you're going to be procrastinating with the big boys."
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office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, employer, employers, employee, employees, employment, procrastinate, procrastinating, procrastination, promote, promotion, promotions, big boy, big boys, men, man, hierarchy, promoted"Don't think of it as getting fired. Think of it as finally being recognized for your incompetence."
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incompetence, incompetent, fired, laid off, let go, made redundant, redundant, redundancy, unemployed, unemployment, lost job, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, hiring manager, hiring managers, outsource, outsourcing, outsourced, recognition, fail, failure, failed, failing, bad employee, employee, employees, ex employee, ex employees, employer, employers, making cuts, budget cuts, office, offices"We were hoping that you could work from work today."
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work, working, worker, workers, job, jobs, career, careers, office, office, office life, workplace, workplaces, business, businesswoman, sick, ill, absent, employee, employer, employees, employer, work remotely, working remotely, telecommute, telecommuting, remote work, work from home, work from work, home office, in-office, in office, call-in, calling-in, call in, calling in, manager, managers, management, modern life, coronavirus, pandemic, epidemic, recovery, recoveries, recovering