Quarterly Evaluations Gifts

"I hate performance review season."

'I should not that the cherry and whipped cream were an afterthought created by our graphics dept.'

'Quick! We need a bigger chart in here!'

"So, we look to the fourth quarter as a time of healing."

"Although technically it's a profit and loss statement, the narrative is admittedly rather one-sided."

Work Parfait

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

"It used to Casual Friday. Now it's Furlough Friday."

"Who wants to hear a funny story about the third quarter?"

'The good news is, we did as well as expected last quarter. The bad news is, we didn't expect to do too well.'

"Here are the new sales figures, which way up would you like them?"

'Now that we've defined 'happy deficits' let's try it out on the stockholders.'

"Whereas we used to display losses in shocking and offensive red, we now display them in warm and comforting toasted almond."

"It's time to retire the word 'profit'."

The Salesman

Fred wonders if he should go see what's happening in accounting.

"Perhaps this slide whistle can better illustrate what this graph is telling us."

'We're holding our own, but I'd really like to see some growth.'

"Before I read the financial report I have to ask... do any of you have a weapon?"

"The new revenue stream is finally kicking in."

Soaring Profits

Business is off the chart.

"We've had a major development this year that I'm excited to share with the employees."

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

'Why so tense? First appraisal meeting?'

"At least we are consistently inconsistent."

'I'll show you mine, if you show me yours.'

'Last year we increased sales by 100%.'

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

Paper Profits Break Glass In Case of Emergency.

"While we're on the subject of earnings, does anyone have a clever metaphor using the word, 'toilet'?"

"It's swings and roundabouts – one goes up the other goes down."

'All in favor of just laughing it off, say ha, ha, ha.'

Sales Chart Through Ceiling

"Your records indicate a great deal of early promise however you've apparently become old and bald."