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Captain Pointy No.44 - Thank heavens for Temps

"Boy, am I glad they finally hired more staff!"

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

Recruiting litigation lawyers is ALWAYS tricky..my last one took me to court for the emotional and professional damage I caused him by NOT considering him for a position I wasn't asked to fill.

'Let's keep in mind that although quitters never win, they often manage to avoid litigation.'

"Well, sure. We could hire some Temps, but they only live about ten days."

'He's been brought in to save the company.'

'Yes I'm sure we can find an opening for you, Mr Smith!'

'Miss Finch, find out what she does over there and offer her twice as much to do it over here.'

If you really need permanent staff for IMMEDIATE cover then we could pull out all the stops and get someone by next October.

Getting through the week.

Experience is important, so I'm inclined to leave questions of ethics to those who have them.

Ace headhunters.

I'm going through your application as we speak.

"HR think we need to look again at your recruitment strategy."

'Henry has found his niche with us.'

'We're an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate against sex, race, religion, age, or astrological sign.'

'Maybe we should have been a bit more specific in the ad...'

'Are these billable hours?'

I think you should go after my job!

I'm willing to start at the bottom and work my way up to your job..

"It got so bad that had to bring Jones in to turn things around."

'Of course you're overworked and underpaid! Didn't you read the fine print in your employee's contract?'

System failure - calling for sysadmin...

"We'd like you to join our valued team of department heads."

'It's true that money can't buy everything, Caldwell, but it's not healthy to dwell on it.'

"Why have you called the new post 'assistant deputy administrative project support?" "Because it sounded better than 'skivvy'."

'I need to hire more people. I can't keep making all of these mistakes.'

'Find some people who can be the people who will be my people that get in touch with their people.'

Minion of the month

'So one of your hobbies is lying, how do I know you're not telling the truth?'

'It's a terrific family business: We have about 53 staff-members...'

"He's our newest partner, we can't afford to be as selective as we used to be."

'Of course it's not your fault, Smedley, but someone has to accept the responsibility.'