Job As A Lawyer

"Do It Now"

The head of a small industrial company
posted DO IT NOW signs all around his
office and plant in hopes of getting better
results from his workers.

Some weeks later, when asked why he was
removing the slogans, he said, "It worked too
well: the bookkeeper skipped with $20,000;
the chief clerk eloped with the best secretary
I've ever had; three salesmen asked for raises;
and the workers in the factory joined the union
and are out on strike."

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"Job As A Lawyer"

There was a job opening in the country's
most prestigious law firm and it finally comes
down to Robert and Paul. Both graduated
magna cum laude from law school. Both
come from good families. Both are equally
attractive and well spoken. It's up to the senior
partner to choose one, so he takes each aside
and asks, "Why did you become a lawyer?" In
seconds, he chooses Paul.

Baffled, Robert takes Paul aside. "I don't understand
why I was rejected. When Mr. Armstrong asked me
why I became a lawyer, I said that I had the greatest
respect for the law, that I'd lay down my life for the
Constitution and that all I wanted was to do right
by my clients. What in the world did you tell him?"

"I said I became a lawyer because of my hands,"
Robert replies.

"Your hands? What do you mean?"

"Well, I took a look one day and there wasn't any
money in either of them!"
Received on Wed Mar 29 07:58:08 2006