Office Jokes

Italian, a Scotsman, and a Chinese fellow hired.

An Italian, a Scotsman, and a Chinese fellow were hired at a construction site. The foreman pointed out a huge pile of sand and told the Italian guy, "You're in charge of sweeping." To the Scotsman he said, "You're in charge of shoveling." And to the Chinese guy, "You're in charge of supplies."
He then said, "Now, I have to leave for a little while. I expect you guys to make a dent in that there pile."  read more »

What job descriptions really means

“Competitive Salary”
We remain competitive by paying you less than our competition.

“Join our fast-paced company”
We have no time to train you.

“Casual work atmosphere”
We don’t pay enough to expect that you will dress up; a couple of the real daring guys wear earrings.

“Some overtime required”
Some every night and some every weekend.

“Duties will vary”
Anyone in the office can boss you around.

“Must have an eye for detail”
We have no quality assurance.

“Career-minded”
Female applicants must be childless (and remain that way).  read more »

Don't copy if you can't paste!

A popular motivational speaker was entertaining his audience He said "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn't my wife!"

The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added "And that woman was my mother" Laughter and applause.

A week later, a top IT manager trained by the motivational speaker tried to crack this very effective joke at home. He was a bit foggy after a drink.  read more »

How to Handle Junk Mail

When you get those pre-approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage paid return envelopes, right?  read more »

Hiring cannibals

A large corporation recently hired several cannibals.   "You are all part of our team now," said the HR rep during the welcoming briefing. You get all of the usual benefits and you can go to the cafeteria for something to eat, but please don't eat any of the other employees."  The cannibals promised they would not.  read more »

Faster than the speed of light

A manager at Wal-Mart had the task of hiring someone to fill a job opening. After sorting through a stack of resumes he found four people who were equally qualified. He decided to call the four in and ask them only one question.

Their answer would determine which of them would get the job.

The day came and as the four sat around the conference room table, the interviewer asked, ‘What is the fastest thing you know of?’

The first man replied, ‘A THOUGHT.’ It just pops into your head. There’s no warning.  read more »

Answering Interview Questions

OFFICER : WHAT IS YOUR NAME ?
 
CANDIDATE : M P. SIR
 
OFFICER : TELL ME PROPERLY
 
CANDIDATE : MOHAN PAL SIR
 
OFFICER : YOUR FATHER'S NAME ?
 
CANDIDATE : M P. SIR
 
OFFICER : WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ?
 
CANDIDATE : MANMOHAN PAL SIR
 
OFFICER : YOUR NATIVE PLACE
 
CANDIDATE : M P. SIR
 
OFFICER : IS IT MADHYA PRADESH ?
 
CANDIDATE : NO, MUNNUR PAL SIR
 
OFFICER : WHAT IS YOUR QUALIFICATION?  read more »

Gender roles at the job.

How the company views its employees. (HE VS SHE)

1. The family picture is on HIS desk.
   Ah, a solid, responsible family man.

   The family picture is on HER desk.
   Umm, her family will come before her career.

2. HIS desk is cluttered.
   He's obviously a hard worker and a busy man.

   HER desk is cluttered.
   She's obviously a disorganised scatterbrain

3. HE is talking with his co-workers.
   He must be discussing the latest deal  read more »

American VS Japanese Management.

The Americans and the Japanese decided to engage in a competitive boat race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day they felt ready.

The Japanese won by a mile. Afterward, the American team was discouraged by the loss. Morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found, so a consulting firm was hired to investigate the problem and recommended corrective action.  read more »

Good sleep & worry free pills

Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work.

His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it.

So Tom went to his doctor who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed.

Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the morning.

He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.

"Boss", he said, "The pill actually worked!"  read more »

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