“I tell new hires, ‘Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you’”

A popular work one-liner is:
 
“I tell new hires, ‘Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you.’”
 
“Boss = a friend who can fire you” was cited on Twitter on February 10, 2012. “Don’t think of me as your boss. Think of me as your rich friend who can fire you” was said on television’s Saturday Night Live on January 25, 2014.
 
“I tell new hires, ‘Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you’” was tweeted by Jason Vig on November 6, 2015.
 
 
Twitter
Beth Ridgeway
‏@bethella_ange
Boss = a friend who can fire you.  Thanks Tim K.
4:40 PM - 10 Feb 2012
 
Twitter
Tyler
‏@tylerc
“Don’t think of me as your boss, just think of me as your rich friend who can fire you.” @becbenit #SNL
11:36 PM - 25 Jan 2014
 
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Saturday Night Live - Jonah hill - January 25, 2014
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>> THANK YOU, MR. BANKS, IT IS NOT EVERY DAY I GET INVITED TO MY BOSS’S HOUSE FOR DINNER.
>> DON’T THINK OF ME AS YOUR BOSS. THINK OF ME AS YOUR RICH FRIEND WHO CAN FIRE YOU.
 
Twitter
jess
‏@TheTamaleBurger
Don’t think of me as your boss. Think of me as your rich friend who can fire you.  #SaturdayNightLive
2:39 AM - 26 Jan 2014
   
Popcrush
Jonah Hill Loses His Mind in Boss Dinner Sketch on ‘SNL’ [VIDEO]
by Amy Sciarretto January 26, 2014 9:47 AM
Jonah Hill lost his damn mind in the funniest sketch of his hosting stint on ‘SNL’ (Jan. 25).
In the bit, he was invited to dinner at his boss Mr. Banks’ home. Mr. Banks says to think of him not as a boss but as a rich friend who can fire him!
   
Twitter
Jake Vig
‏@Jake_Vig
I always tell new hires, don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as your friend who can fire you.
2:26 PM - 6 Nov 2015
 
Twitter
Erwin Kodiat
‏@erwin_kodiat
I always tell new hires, “Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you.”
11:45 AM - 9 Mar 2016
 
Thought Catalog
MARCH 4, 2016
50 Brilliant Sarcastic Jokes That Will Crack You Up When You’re Feeling Snarky
Mélanie Berliet
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16. I always tell new hires, “Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you.”