Cubicle Wisdom

  • If you do a good job and work hard, you may get a job with a better company someday.
  • The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.
  • Sure, you may not like working here, but we pay your rent.
  • Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings — they did it by killing all those who opposed them.
  • A person who smiles in the face of adversity probably has a scapegoat.
  • If at first you don’t succeed–try management.
  • Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether.
  • Never quit until you have another job.
  • Hang in there: Retirement is only 30 years away!
  • Go the extra mile — It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.
  • Pride, commitment, teamwork–words we use to get you to work for free.
  • Work: It isn’t just for sleeping anymore.
  • There are two kinds of people in life: people who like their jobs, and people who don’t work here anymore.

The Biggest Drawbacks to Working in a Cubicle

  • Being told to “Think Outside the Box” when I’m in the @#$%? box all day!
  • Not being able to check E-mail attachments without first seeing who is behind me.
  • Fabric cubicle walls do not offer much protection from any kind of gun fire.
  • That nagging feeling that if I just press the right button, I will get a piece of cheese.
  • Lack of roof rafters for the noose.
  • My walls are too close together for my hammock to work right.
  • Women: Damned near impossible to adjust your bra or slip without comment.
  • Men: Co-workers tend to stare when you loosen your pants to tuck in your shirt.
  • 23 power cords, 1 outlet.
  • Prison cells are not only bigger, they have beds.
  • When tours come through, I get lots of peanuts thrown at me.
  • Can’t slam the door when you quit and walk out.