Salary Structure Strategist Pillows

"The minister is convinced that we need a national pay structure...So we're establishing a forum to take the matter of Social Workers pay further."

"Our light bill is astronomical living next to a black hole."

"Gentlemen, we're missing a great opportunity by not hitching this company to the current tailspin."

The Evolution of the Bonus

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

'Dammit - how do we get in on that gross national product?'

'Don't worry about it. If at first we don't succeed, we can do it later and get paid time-and-a-half for it.'

I'm not making enough money to like you.

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

'He's refusing to die as a protest against Inheritance Tax.'

"I just..."

"At these tuition prices an acceptance letter is pretty much a denial."

'The recession is over, again.'

'Are we broke yet?'

'You shouldn't have taken that personal pension.' 'You shouldn't have taken that endowment mortgage.' 'When do you get your free tv license?' Job's comforters, today.

"Ahh... don't you just LOVE that new, re-organized-under-bankruptcy-protection smell?"

"Well, Comstock, still regret putting our profits back into research?"

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% budget allocation."

'A High-pain job? Yes, I believe we have that.'

'I'd put it on the back burner, but the stove's been repossessed.'

Woman at a desk with in out boxes marked Market Up Market Down.

"It's going to require a great deal of money."

"You will be visited by three ghosts - the Ghost of Porfolios Past, The Ghost of Present Positions and the Ghost of Commodities Future."

'We're a non-profit organisation. We didn't plan it that way, but that's how it worked out.'

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'I'll review your salary next spring.'

'The position carries no salary, just healthcare coverage.'

'Looks like we'll have to break into the piggy bank to find our endowment funding.'

'The market shifted on me.'

"'Start a company, make money.' Your business plan may be missing a few steps in the middle."

'I use my Blackberry all the time to check the competition's executive bonuses.'

"Let's use the dog's prescription. His refills are cheaper."

"So do I take it that's a 'NO' to the pay rise?"

"Unfortunately the first thing they cut was the stationery budget..."

Davos.