Navigating A Recession Gifts

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

"Maybe now, we could look at customer care'?"

'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

Sub-prime Bear

Paper Profits Break Glass In Case of Emergency.

'Crisis'

'You can't fire me! I'm too big to fail!'

'How long's he been out there?'

"Here, we realized it was not some awful fever dream."

"Phew! I'm glad this part of the ride is over..."

"Well, the first reactions to the terrible truth are anger and sadness, but now it's time to act like men!"

"Your job will be to make these results look Stellar."

'Am I glad to be back - austerity's gone mad out there!'

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

'We don't have a mission statement. We have a survival plan.'

The Circle.

Coming out of the crisis

'Since bottom line growth has been so robust, big business wants to thank you all in advance for not applying with them.'

Lockdown Signpost

'This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up.'

'There will be no more pocket money kids. Dad bank has gone in to liquidation.'

'Listen... that sound... we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.'

"Things are looking up..."

Home Owners.

'The good news is the airline was trying to skimp on fuel, and no terrorists were involved.'t

"This place looks a bit run down."

'Can you let me have five till Obama bails us all out, sir?'

'Business is so bad even the shoplifters have stopped coming.'

"Now, if you all could make your way downstairs, we'll continue to look at these sales figures."