So John said to me "If you don't get those figures on my desk by Thursday, your job is on the line, Mister!" I mean, what gives him the right to speak to me like that?
Sorry, but I have to stop you there. You appear to be a dolphin.
...So I said to him "Look John, the accounts don't do themselves, and if you think I'm going to neglect them for your stupid sales figures you can bugger off back to the Barclay's mail room."