Edward Hunter was the first candidate 'fired' in the latest series of The Apprentice. As he left the Boardroom he was advised by Lord Sugar to remember: "There's no shame in being an accountant."
Edward himself made a number of related observations about his profession including:
"I'm the wheeler dealer who accidentally became a financial professional."
"I was trained at one of the biggest accountancy firms; but I don't fit the mould."
"I don't need to show off that I can work out margins; I'm an accountant."
"I'm mildly accountantist (anti accountants)."
"Whenever I'm introduced to anyone and I want to stop the conversation, I just say, 'I'm an accountant'."
All this reminded the Smart Frog of a joke he once heard: How can you spot an extroverted accountant? He's the one who's looking at YOUR feet when he's talking, instead of HIS OWN. In your esteemed author's opinion, that does have a ring of truth about it, so perhaps Edward the Accountantist did have a point.
That said, we can only wonder if the 'biggest accountancy firm' welcomed him back with open arms? We suspect not. Shame.
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