| New clean database for Option11c > Words of wisdom from the BBC Comedy 'The Office'. > > > It's the team that matters. Where would The Beatles be without Ringo. If > John got Yoko to play drums the history of music would be completely > different. > > What does a squirrel do in the summer? It buries nuts. Why? Cos then in > winter time he's got something to eat and he won't die. So, collecting > nuts in the summer is worthwhile work. Every task you do at work think, > would a squirrel do that? Think squirrels. Think nuts. > > A successful team is paramount, our office team mirrors the success of > Arsenal football team, but with less foreigners. > > When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by > reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?" > > Show me a good loser and I'll show you a LOSER! > > If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you > probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation. > > You don't have to be mad to work here, in fact we ask you to complete a > medical questionnaire to ensure that you are not. > > If you treat the people around you with love and respect, they will never > guess that you're trying to get them sacked. > > If at first you don't succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried. > > You have to be 100% behind someone, before you can stab them in the back. > > > If work was so good, the rich would have kept more of it for themselves. > > Those of you who think you know everything are annoying to those of us > who do. > > If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a > fork and imagine him in jail. > > There's no 'I' in 'team'. But then there's no 'I' in 'useless smug > colleague', either. And there's four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'. Go > figure. > > There may be no 'I' in team, but there's a 'ME' if you look hard enough. > > Process and Procedure are the last hiding place of people without the wit > and wisdom to do their job properly. > > Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the > statue > > > Know your limitations and be content with them. Too much ambition results > in promotion to a job you can't do. > > Make good use of your cylindrical filing unit, the one you mainly keep > under your desk. > > Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and > ability. > > Never do today that which will become someone elses responsibility > tomorrow. > > Quitters never win, winners never quit. But those who never win and never > quit are idiots. > > If you're gonna be late, then be late and not just 2 minutes - make it an > hour and enjoy your breakfast. > > Remember the 3 golden rules: > 1. It was like that when I got here. > 2. I didn't do it. > 3. (To your Boss) I like your style. > > The office is like an army, and I'm the field general. You're my > footsoldiers and customer quality is the WAR !!! > > Set out to leave the first vapour trail in the blue-sky scenario. > > Statistics are like a lamp-post to a drunken man - more for leaning on > than illumination. > > A problem shared is a problem halved, so is your problem really yours or > just half of someone elses? > > Is your work done? Are all pigs fed, watered and ready to fly?.... > > You don't have to be mad to work here, but you do have to be on time, > well presented, a team player, customer service focused and sober!! > > I thought I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was > just some b*stard with a torch, bringing me more work. > > Avoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of CVs in the bin > without reading them. > > Put the key of despair into the lock of apathy. Turn the knob of > mediocrity slowly and open the gates of despondency - welcome to a day in > the average office. |