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This list of office proverbs will continue to grow as we receive more submissions. Submit your workplace proverbs through Twitter byadding the hashtag #officeproverbs.
Office proverbs continued:
51. He who talks more is the reason I missed lunch.
52. If you do not change direction, hire change management consultants.
53. Silence is the sound of conference calls.
(Related: The seven habits of defective conference call leaders)
54. Great knowledge leads to expertise. Lack of knowledge leads to management.
55. Great leadership begins with status calls and ends with lessons learned.
56. A man of big words is a salesman with poor products.
57. A close friend will become a hated coworker.
58. A cafeteria close to all will be eaten by none.
59. Blame is dish best served every day.
60. A little too late is usually early.
61. The amount of effort one puts into a new project is directly proportional to the number of minutes until 4pm. (submitted by GC-Oh)
62. Doing nothing sits happily between lack of credit and getting blamed. (submitted by MaxRep)
63. Delegation was created by those who do too little.
64. Those who pretend are those who fill their day with meetings.
65. Dysfunctional companies begin at the necktie.
(Related: Professional dress code fails to improve profitability)
66. The man who weareth a jacket to work creates his own afternoon gauntlet.
67. The underground railroad can be found in the back staircase.
68. He who celebrates Friday by dressing in denim from head to toe shall suffer the greatest silent ridicule.
(Related: Unwritten rules of Casual Friday and Abusing the Casual Friday Dress Code)
69. True success only comes to those who stopped trying.
(Related: The seven habits of highly disengaged employees)
70. There is no greater career achievement than to master invisibility.
71. Freedom comes to those willing to quit at any moment.
(Related: Top 25 questions to ask during an exit interview)
72. Sanity is maintained though seemingly achievable yet unrealistic goals.
73. A job posting is only as understandable as its least confusing acronym.
(Related: How to find a job online and translate the jargon)
74. An MBA comes to those that signed up.
(Related: Should you add MBA after your name?)
75. A deliverable cannot be defined, it can only be hated.
(Related: What is a deliverable?)
76. He who is quickest to answer his phone is wearing a cell phone holster.
(Related: Unwritten rules of cell phones at the office)
77. Death of ownership is near to a man who sits in cubicle.
78, Corporate erosion begins when employees answer to the employer and not the client.
79. With height of cubicle comes length of web browsing.
(Related: 2009 Worst Cubicle contest)
80. Happiness comes to those who leave work early.
(Related: Cubicle 101: How to sneak out of work early)
81. A wise man cares not about annual salary, only hourly.
82. No lunch break does not a good company make.
83. Mistakes are poor excuses for lack of intelligence.
84. Big business is the mother of redundancy.
85. Every good pickpocket knows that distraction is the key to success.
(Related: Accenture and Big 4 focus on deliverables)
86. Hope lies somewhere between 4pm and bedtime.
87. Lack of innovation is just one bad manager away.
88. The larger the group, the worse the decision. (submitted by J. Germ)
89. Occupational discourse has its boundaries. An elevator is not a moving cubicle. (submitted by GC-Oh)
90. An office that employs thousands, pleases none.
91. Company pride won't stop you from being tossed to the side.
92. The older you are, the greater the chance you add "The" to your favorite websites.
93. If nature doesn't hurry, Chinese lunch buffets are not natural.
94. Money is the mother of motivation.
(Related: Is it all about the money?)
95. When in doubt, contact the legal department.
96. Shoot not for success but document for failure.
97. When the talking is done, schedule a follow up meeting.
98. He who hesitates delegates.
99. Failure to immediately inform completion is not procrastination.
(Related: The seven habits of highly effective slackers)
100. Promotion is earned not in how you escape, but when.
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Comments
"Beat to fit: paint to match."
Dan C. I say that all the time. I got it from my days in the USAF. It applies sooo often.
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