pphalan
May 16th, 2006, 3:20 AM
Did you hear about the guy who phoned the trucking company for a reference on driver John Bigler?
“Hello, could you connect me to the person who gives references about drivers? I’d like to find out if John Bigler is a good, loyal, accident-free, neat, professional-acting person.”
The voice on the other end said, “Hold on, you better talk to the boss.”
A minute later, a voice said, “Who is this calling about my driver Bigler? Are you trying to hire him?”
“I just need to know if he is a detail-oriented person, keeps good records ...”
“Who is this? Is he looking for a driving job elsewhere?”
“I just need to know if he were not working for you, would he be eligible for rehire?”
“Yes, all that! And at the end of this week, we are going to give him a surprise year-end bonus, give him more miles, an increased fuel surcharge and beef up his pay package. So he probably won’t be available to go to work for you! Who is this?”
“This is John Bigler. I’ve been trying to talk to you for three months. I’ll be in at the end of the week to pick up that bonus and talk about the pay.”
“Hello, could you connect me to the person who gives references about drivers? I’d like to find out if John Bigler is a good, loyal, accident-free, neat, professional-acting person.”
The voice on the other end said, “Hold on, you better talk to the boss.”
A minute later, a voice said, “Who is this calling about my driver Bigler? Are you trying to hire him?”
“I just need to know if he is a detail-oriented person, keeps good records ...”
“Who is this? Is he looking for a driving job elsewhere?”
“I just need to know if he were not working for you, would he be eligible for rehire?”
“Yes, all that! And at the end of this week, we are going to give him a surprise year-end bonus, give him more miles, an increased fuel surcharge and beef up his pay package. So he probably won’t be available to go to work for you! Who is this?”
“This is John Bigler. I’ve been trying to talk to you for three months. I’ll be in at the end of the week to pick up that bonus and talk about the pay.”