Promotion

"Office Arithmetic"

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

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"Promotion"

The colonel had three Second Lieutenants
eligible for promotion. The problem was,
he only had one First Lieutenant Slot
available.

The colonel called the first butter-bar
into his office and said, "This is a
promotion test. If I was to tell you
that I wanted a flag pole erected in
front of Post HQ by 1700, what would you
do?"

The Lt. thought about it for a second,
and said, "Sir. I would get a shovel,
head for HQ and start digging . . . "

"You're not ready to be promoted," the
Colonel interrupted.

The colonel asked the same question of
the next candidate.

"Sir," said the next butter-bar, "I
would fill out a CE work order,
making sure I made provisions for the
appropriate environmental study and... "

"You are definitely not ready to be
promoted," the Colonel said.

The Colonel asked the question of the
final candidate.

Without hesitation, the Lieutenant said,
"Sir. I would call the First Sergeant,
and say, 'Top, I want a @#$#@ flag pole
in front of HQ by 1700!"

"You're ready to be promoted," the
Colonel said.
Received on Tue Mar 14 01:09:30 2006