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Thread: The half-wit
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5th January 2006, 12:05 PM #1
The half-wit
A union determined a small woodworking shop owner was not paying proper wages to his help and sent a rep out to interview him.
"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the rep.
"Well, there's Jake my finisher who's been with me for 3 years, I pay him $900 a week. The apprentice, Tom, has been here for 6 months, and I pay him $500 a week.
Then there's the half-wit that works here about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week and I buy him a case of beer every Friday," replied the owner.
"That's the guy I want to talk to; the half-wit," says the rep."
The owner says, "That would be me."
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5th January 2006, 03:06 PM #2
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5th January 2006, 03:10 PM #3
Too true sadly. My boss was having trouble getting money out of a big client - was into him for thousands. Found out later on that he had been unable to make his morgage repayments or pay off his credit cards for about three months. Meanwhile I was getting paid every fortnight oblivious of the fact that he was struggling to keep food on the table. The client finally came through but I gather it was a close thing.
"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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5th January 2006, 10:30 PM #4
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Originally Posted by echnidna
yep, as a small business owner i can relate, everyone else gets paid first
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5th January 2006, 11:23 PM #5
Paid? :eek:
I knew something was missing, but I couldn't put my finger on it...
- Andy Mc
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6th January 2006, 12:08 AM #6
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Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
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