Accountability Aficionado Pillows

'I'm a man of my word! Once I've made a wrong decision, I stick to it!'

"I know other hospitals are worried about the superbug, but ours is the only one that understands the accounts system."

'I really wish you guys would knock that off.'

Under new blame.

Sheep Ledger

"When it comes to medical malpractice, most lawyers only go for the money... ...I go for the doctor's head."

'I tried to warn him - garbage in, garbage out.'

"Seriously, do you expect us to believe you put on 143 feet a day in business travel?"

"Which tax bracket are you looking to avoid?"

Monday around 9PM.

Working in a blame culture?

Accountant Bedtime Stories

'In tonight's debate, Ms. Johnson will argue the merits of accrual-based accounting, while Mr. Wilcox will defend the 'Don't Be Accrual' method!'

"No word from the company – but, it's clear that this is a major spill."

"Queen begins with Q, it should be precisely here."

"Carpe De Revenue!"

'How do you expect the Government to bail you out of your financial crisis if you don't pay your taxes?'

'There it is! I've isolated the origin of the firm's demise.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

"I'm a soul trader."

'Worldcon' - financial statement fraud exposed.

'What a control freak!'

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

Desk bins: Pretend it's not here, Hope it goes away, Delegate it.

'I FEEL YOUR PAIN!'

Investigating Yourself

'I've invested my heart and soul in this company. I need a receipt for tax purposes.'

Middle age anxiety about leaving the house.

"You don't need pronouns in your presentation. That's what finger-pointing is for."

Wait Brian! You forgot the little Airbus chapter!

'Come quickly, sir! - Accounting is having an ennui attack!'

The Movers - Decluttering

'First, I want you to get your dependents off my desk.'

'Naughty, nice, nice, nice, naughty, nice. This you call a business plan?'

Owning your mistakes at work shows that you hold yourself accountable, and builds trust and credibility.