Dog Gone
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[Note from the Proprietor: Since it's Friday, and I'm out of town anyway, I thought you might enjoy this little story...]
A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.”
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.
Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he led him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.
The manager said “I can’t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type.” The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair.
The manager was stunned, but then told the dog “the sign says you have to be good with a computer”. The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager.
By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said “I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can’t give you the job.”
The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said “Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.”
The dog looked at the manager calmly and said, “Meow!”
(From Think.com)
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6 responses so far
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Great story Bob, and thanks for the smile to start another busy day. It’s like a deep freeze here in NY — I hope you are traveling to warmer parts today:-) I am off to Canada tomorrow and that’s just as cold:-)
Brrrr–! I get chilly just thinkin’ about it, Ellen! Make sure you take your “long-handles” with ya!
Great story for focusing on looking at things a bit different.
We, or at least me, tend to keep doing things the same way, and need the occasional prod to get outside what we normally do or expect, and consider other ways of going about what we do.
best regards…
Yep; know what you mean, j2watches. Just hope it’s not a cattle prod!
Thanks for dropping by!
Hilarious, Bob. But, it takes humor to point out our foibles!
Can’t wait to see what’s been cooking while you’ve been away.
Thanks, Robyn! Yeah, I can’t wait to see what’s next either…