The New Job
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:24 am
An unemployed young man saw a Help Wanted sign outside a large
convention center. He went in an applied for the job.
"We have a major business convention tomorrow - some of the most
important executives in the world will be coming! I need someone who
will take care of security, check the invitations, give directions,
etc. You will stand at the front door. Can you do it?" said the
manager.
"Oh, Yes Sir!" said the young man.
The following night the manager gave final instructions.
"This is your job description and a list of your duties! You need to
be paying attention! I need your full cooperation! You HAVE to do this
job correctly! I have put these directions on this paper!" he said,
handing it to the young man. "Remember! The guests remain on the
convention floor! The rest of the center is being used! And keep things
clean! And the floor is slippery! Be careful! And you are SECURITY! So
keep order!"
"Yes, Sir!" said the idiot enthusiastically.
An hour later, the convention was going well and the manager was
greeting the executives. Then he heard something strange. He went
outside and his mouth dropped open in shock. He saw a very
distinguished gentleman, an impeccably dressed, handsome and dignified
city executive in a $3,000 navy blue pinstriped business suit,
carefully knotted red silk tie, starched white shirt, hundred dollar
haircut and silver cufflinks. However, this corporate executive was
barefoot! In addition, he was down on all fours and cleaning the floor
with a scrub brush!
The idiot, now the security guard and greeter, was yelling orders and
in one hand he held a pair of highly polished Italian leather loafers.
In the other he held a pair of black silk business socks.
"Please! This is an Armani suit! It's getting wet!" begged the
executive. "And when can I put my shoes and socks back on?"
"No questions, and get to work!" snapped the idiot, and slapped the
soles of the executives bare feet. The executive shuddered.
The manager ran over to the businessman and helped him up. The
executives face was beet red with anger and humiliation.
"You will be sued! This is an outrage! He pushed me down and pulled
these right off my feet! Give me those! He told me to start scrubbing
or he would use his gun!" yelled the executive, and he grabbed his
shiny expensive shoes and socks from the young man.
"What are you doing?!" shouted the manager to the idiot, in shock.
"How dare you?!"
The idiot looked bewildered.
"But Im just following directions, sir! You said: Keep things clean!
Keep order!"
The manager yelled: "He was barefoot on all fours and wearing an
Armani suit!"
The idiot said: "But it says right here: Keep guests on the floor at
all times! No exceptions!"
The manager groaned. "But what about his shoes? Why did you take them
away from him? Are you crazy?
The idiot pointed at his job decsription: "No loafers will be
tolerated!"
convention center. He went in an applied for the job.
"We have a major business convention tomorrow - some of the most
important executives in the world will be coming! I need someone who
will take care of security, check the invitations, give directions,
etc. You will stand at the front door. Can you do it?" said the
manager.
"Oh, Yes Sir!" said the young man.
The following night the manager gave final instructions.
"This is your job description and a list of your duties! You need to
be paying attention! I need your full cooperation! You HAVE to do this
job correctly! I have put these directions on this paper!" he said,
handing it to the young man. "Remember! The guests remain on the
convention floor! The rest of the center is being used! And keep things
clean! And the floor is slippery! Be careful! And you are SECURITY! So
keep order!"
"Yes, Sir!" said the idiot enthusiastically.
An hour later, the convention was going well and the manager was
greeting the executives. Then he heard something strange. He went
outside and his mouth dropped open in shock. He saw a very
distinguished gentleman, an impeccably dressed, handsome and dignified
city executive in a $3,000 navy blue pinstriped business suit,
carefully knotted red silk tie, starched white shirt, hundred dollar
haircut and silver cufflinks. However, this corporate executive was
barefoot! In addition, he was down on all fours and cleaning the floor
with a scrub brush!
The idiot, now the security guard and greeter, was yelling orders and
in one hand he held a pair of highly polished Italian leather loafers.
In the other he held a pair of black silk business socks.
"Please! This is an Armani suit! It's getting wet!" begged the
executive. "And when can I put my shoes and socks back on?"
"No questions, and get to work!" snapped the idiot, and slapped the
soles of the executives bare feet. The executive shuddered.
The manager ran over to the businessman and helped him up. The
executives face was beet red with anger and humiliation.
"You will be sued! This is an outrage! He pushed me down and pulled
these right off my feet! Give me those! He told me to start scrubbing
or he would use his gun!" yelled the executive, and he grabbed his
shiny expensive shoes and socks from the young man.
"What are you doing?!" shouted the manager to the idiot, in shock.
"How dare you?!"
The idiot looked bewildered.
"But Im just following directions, sir! You said: Keep things clean!
Keep order!"
The manager yelled: "He was barefoot on all fours and wearing an
Armani suit!"
The idiot said: "But it says right here: Keep guests on the floor at
all times! No exceptions!"
The manager groaned. "But what about his shoes? Why did you take them
away from him? Are you crazy?
The idiot pointed at his job decsription: "No loafers will be
tolerated!"
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