Corporate Dramatist Gifts

Companies Act Legislation.

"Somebody tell me...what's my motivation?"

A man taking a bow

"Well, if you hadn't misfiled it in the first place it wouldn't have been lost."

Henrik Ibsen,

During his financial report to the board of directors, Ted hits the poignancy button by mistake.

'That concludes the annual report, I will now fend off questions from the stockholders.'

"Less hair doesn't mean less work!"

"In preparation for his appearance before the foundation board, Rodney fine-tunes his song and dance."

"He's been studying The Art of Bore."

I can read this audit, but HOW should I read it...What is my MOTIVATION, how do I bring these figures to life,make them sing!... Colin often wondered whether accountancy had been the right career choice for him

'You are in court today, so I've got to take you into make up.'

'He's really very busy but you can wait.'

On the seventh day the ideation got a little heated.

Worldwide Global Conglomerate, Takeover Division: 'FRIENDLY',,,'HOSTILE',

"NAY!!"

"It's a profit and loss statement. Read it with gusto!"

"I am afraid Mr. Jones is in his career coaching session. Can I get him to call you back?"

'Ms. Booth, your portfolio is full of sound and fury signifying zero returns.'

'I'm leaving this damn job at the end of the month.' - 'How did you find out?'

'Let's face it, we never got along. I'm just sorry it had to come to this.'

"I can't approve of your office gossiping, Frank...and after you tell me the latest I want it to stop!"

'We've been looking into absences at our meetings and it turns out that Nigel died in 2006 and Trevor never actually worked here!'

To be or not to be?

'Does this mean no more company car?'

Dirty Deeds

"Well, it's time to vote. Those in favor of Ron's motion, please bury our face in your hands and moan 'It's utterly hopeless, nothing can be done, we're all dead!' Those opposed, signify by storming out of the room, muttering 'That bunch of gutless quitte

Polly had Eunice so angry that she was tempted to break the fourth wall...

"I hate it when he stand at the window, takes a deep breath and says...THE CITY!"

"... Have you passed?... Well, just let me move these five traffic violation tickets that you picked up, out of the way and I'll check your score."

"What makes you think I'm the whistleblower?"

"I don't appreciate you questioning my integrity. Especially since I've skipped town and can't be there to defend it."

"This is my son. I'm grooming him to take over from me."

'Good luck with your new job...we all know how much you'll miss the old one.'

'Our accounting errors were due to the fact that we didn't have duplicate copies.'