News : Valerie Moore
Time to Smile
01 March 2008
A man owned a small business somewhere in England . Someone in the bowels of government claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent a civil servant out to interview him.
'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the civil servant
' Well,' replied the small business owner , 'there's my sales assistant who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him £200 a week.
My admin. person has been here for 18 months, and I pay her £150 per week.
Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about £10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of whisky every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.'
'That's the guy I want to talk to --- the half-wit,' says the civil servant.
'That would be me,' replied the small business owner
'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the civil servant
' Well,' replied the small business owner , 'there's my sales assistant who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him £200 a week.
My admin. person has been here for 18 months, and I pay her £150 per week.
Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about £10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of whisky every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.'
'That's the guy I want to talk to --- the half-wit,' says the civil servant.
'That would be me,' replied the small business owner