Ray S S
Silver Member
The manager of a lsrge office noticed a new man one day and called him into his office. "What is your name?" was
the first thing the manager asked him.
"John," the new guy replied.
The manager scowled, "look, I don't know what kind of namby-pamby place you worked at before, but I don't call anyone
by their first name. It breeds familiarity, and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by
their last name only---Smith, Jones, Baker---that's all. I am referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed and said, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
"Okay, John, the next thing I want to tell you is-----
the first thing the manager asked him.
"John," the new guy replied.
The manager scowled, "look, I don't know what kind of namby-pamby place you worked at before, but I don't call anyone
by their first name. It breeds familiarity, and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by
their last name only---Smith, Jones, Baker---that's all. I am referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed and said, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
"Okay, John, the next thing I want to tell you is-----
