Workplace Sentences, Vol. 18
(Sentences from various sources for professional muses and/or muses that work together. Adjust phrasing where needed)
"You've been told a thousand times not to disturb things!"
"I'm still not clear on what exactly it is you do?"
"Can you stop trying to take the blame? I'm in charge - it was my call."
"Are they the same clothes you were wearing yesterday?"
"Well done! You bored him into submission!"
"I'm sensing a lot of hostility."
"Rules are not made to be broken. Do you understand?"
"Career suicide is always amusing to behold."
"We have to bend the rules a little sometimes, don't we?"
"For whatever it's worth, I thought what you did today was pretty damn terrific."
"I know you love your job, but I promise you, it won't love you back."
"That is, without doubt, the worst cup of coffee I've ever had."
"You're not going to go all obsessive, are you?"
"Work? Is that all you can think of? Can you think of nothing else?"
"That's not actually what I wanted to know."
"I thought it was your day off?"
"You know, in my experience, it's best to keep the personal and the professional apart."
"It's been a while since I got to do something that feels forbidden!"
"Every inch up the slippery pole comes with a price. The question you have to ask yourself now is is it a price you still want to pay?"
"You were supposed to be tying up loose ends, not finding new ones!"
"When exactly were you planning on mentioning this, or do you suffer from selective memory loss?"
"You do know that if you keep doing this job the way you've started, you're going to get yourself into a lot of trouble?"
"You can consider this my resignation."
"You know, I used to think I was unstoppable in this job."
"You're not very good at this, are you?"
"I don't remember seeing ballroom dancing on your CV!"
"If you're here in person, it really must be bad."
"You did your job, and you did it very well. For that, you should be proud."
"I want to know why you hired me."
"There may be a way to do this, but I doubt you will enjoy it."
"What is it about policing and leaks to the press? It's outrageous!"
"Once this meeting is over, I think you and I should have a talk."
"If there's one thing you learn to develop in this business, it's a thick skin."
"Why do you have to disagree with everything I say?"
"I always like to know about the people I'm working with."
"I don't take orders from you."
"Don't think this means I trust you."
"Nobody ever thanks you in this job."
"Do you always sit in complete silence?"