Oh, that task is annoying!! Tell me, in a business scenario, which of the following would be a better result:
(a) We finished our project, and came in slightly over budget, but everything is ready.
(b) The project is only 3 quarters done, but - hey! - we're under budget!
I reckon that calling Stella 'corporate' as an insult is just another was of saying that she is too professional to work for Lord Sugar. He clearly prefers people who will make up bollocks about their ailing granny to get a good deal, and would be perfectly happy selling shonky knocked-off stereos out of a three-wheeled van so long as they got a 'good deal' on them. In his heart he's really still working on that market stall flogging discount carrots.