It's obvious that long gone are the days of the
bean-counter, non-people-person CFO.
British military action and re-equipment is now being strictly governed by Whitehall
bean-counters who do not have that many beans to count.
The
bean-counters in our Government don't realise the human aspect of the Post Office."
Bean-counters in then Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald's office warned decisions on payments should be kept well away from his desk.
The latest findings come from the "
bean-counters" - the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
A number of vacancies have recently available for talented
bean-counters to calculate country.
If replacing an M2 machine gun pin for a couple of bucks can save replacing a $500 barrel extension, you can bet the
bean-counters sit up and take notice.
Cuts that potentially pose a risk to residents are unacceptable and usually made by
bean-counters - in this case central government
bean-counters - who have little knowledge of the services they intend to savage.
The
bean-counters have just revealed average household disposable income dropped another pounds 200 last year.
The Government and its
bean-counters should think again.
While Alan Orme (Letters, May) may be understandably worried about the financial implications of climate change, I suspect that he, like most of us
bean-counters, doesn't know enough about the subject to offer an informed opinion.
Although there is a small amount of adult content - 40 Hour Man is definitely for mature readers only - the primary focus is on frustrations of the working world, petty co-workers, vengeful bosses,
bean-counters in suits, and other employment-related hazards.
Somebody obviously tried to raise the game with a sprinkling of drilled aluminium, but the GM
bean-counters completely ruined the effect by stuffing in Astra indicator stalks and a tacky plastic interior light in the middle of the dash.
Irene O'Neill, of the Independent Federation of Nurses, said: "The new breed of hospital
bean-counters know the price of everything, but the value of nothing."
Many disabled drivers struggle to use public transport or to walk distances so rely on their cars and are thus an easy target for the NEC Group's
bean-counters.