But for one day or two of work, it's easier for a boss to say I'll pay you day by day.
But asking him how he considers himself to be different from his boss might garner more information: he is innovative, say, whereas his boss is traditional.
Some associates say their boss still could flinch and sell one or more of his companies.
Still, it's safe to say the boss isn't going to be happy with a worker who uses Facebook to post invective-strewn rants, or to reveal proprietary, confidential or embarrassing information.
Fewer and fewer people have anything good to say about its boss, Cathy Ashton.
Loy Teik Ngan declined to be interviewed, but the group's senior managers say the new boss should not be underestimated.
This one is sure to work, and you do not even have to say to your boss (or anyone else) that he is the greatest.
And, 65 percent say a better boss would make them happy.
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Court watchers say ex-Enron boss Kenneth Lay did more harm than good in taking the stand.
Motherwell boss Jim Gannon will have plenty to say to his team after this disappointing performance.
Rumours say that Gerhard Puttfarcken, boss of Airbus Deutschland, is on his way out.
Be very specific and say what it is about the boss' behavior you don't like.
So Mr Ballmer these days increasingly talks in much the same way as, say, a water-company boss.
Arrange for a boss several levels up to stop by to say thanks.
Although charming, Mr Ospel, say many, is a ruthless boss who discards people once they have served his purposes.
Know who you are leading and never take for granted that your older colleagues will do what you say just because you are the boss.
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Posh boss Barry Fry had some choice words to say at half-time and his side played with much greater purpose in the opening stages of the second period.
When you start of with statements that indicate that you share the same set of values, your boss is going to look at everything you subsequently say in a different light.
Mr Diamond would say that in his new role as overall boss of Barclays, he is trying to create a different culture, one where remuneration is not dependent on turning a quick buck.
"I have to say thank you to all supporters, my boss, my friends and my team-mates because I'd been there six years and I had a good relationship with all people there, " he insisted.
But I have to say, there's nothing like seeing The Boss in person. (Applause.) Nothing like it.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger insists his side can still have a big say on the title race - but his bold claims looked in danger of backfiring as Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool a deserved interval lead.
Some say Home Secretary Theresa May has aspirations to succeed her boss, after she gave a speech that ranged well beyond her brief at a previous gathering of the rank and file.
Take a look at the bag your boss is carrying and the shoes on her feet, our style advisors say.
Banning texting at weekends or, say, on Thursdays, can really show the iPhone who is boss.
As my boss at the Adam Smith Institute in London, Madsen Pirie, is wont to say.
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Needless to say, this had a devastating effect, given the nature of his boss.
Second, when it came time for the compensation consultants to advise the boards of Merrill or Goldman, the consultants could look to Grasso as a "comparable, " and say a bank CEO would be worth at least twice what the exchange boss was getting.
So what would he say if he somehow found himself in a room standing next to his former boss?
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