 | #3155 Workplace insanity
HOW TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Page yourself over the intercom. Don`t disguise your voice.
Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Wear t... |
| #3154 Work for an operator
The following are real conversations Directory Enquiries operators had with callers, as revealed in interviews with staff at the Cardiff DE Centre.
Caller : I`d like the number of the Argoed Fish B... |
| #3153 Unique job interviews
Job Interview Quotations
Vice Presidents and personnel directors of the one hundred largest corporations were asked to describe their most unusual experience interviewing prospective employees.
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| #3152 Want a day off work?
So you want a day off. Let`s take a look at what you are asking for. There are 365 days per year available for work. There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving ... |
| #2234 Photographer works
There was this haunted house on the outskirts of the town which was avoided by all the townfolk - the ghost which `lived, there was feared by all.
However, an enterprising journalist decided to get... |
| #2233 An old occupation
What happens when people of different occupations get old.
- Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance.
- Old actors never die, they just drop apart.
- Old archers never die, th... |
| #2232 Sleeping on the job
Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk
15. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
14. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time man... |
| #2231 Must help the wife
Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. "Boss," he says, "we,re doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and h... |
| #2230 Stock market report
Today,s Stock Market Report:
Helium was up, feathers were down.
Paper was stationary.
Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light trading.
Knives were up sharply.
Cows steered into a bull m... |
| #2229 Corporate lingo list
Here?s a little clarification of corporate lingo.
COMPETITIVE SALARY:
We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY:
We have no time to train you... |
| #2228 Never say it at work
TWELVE THINGS YOU,LL NEVER HEAR AN EMPLOYEE TELL HIS/HER BOSS
1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 5:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is always refreshing.... |
| #2227 Boss wants too much
For thirty years, Johnson had arrived at work at 9A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late.
Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M. passed without Johnson,s arrival, i... |
| #2226 Old local blacksmith
An old blacksmith relized he was soon going to quit working so hard. He picked out a strong young man to become his apprentice. The old fellow was crabby and exacting. "Don,t ask me a lot of questions... |
| #2225 Pick a starting salary
Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked the young MBA fresh out of MIT, "And what starting salary were you looking for?"
The candidate said, "In the neighborhood of $... |
| #2224 Drummer problems
A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn,t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he... |
