If you've heard the old expression "read between the
lines?". Then try this joke on for size:
A supervisor thinking about
hiring Bob Smith requested a letter of reference. His current boss wrote the
following letter describing Bob Smith:
Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
hard at work
in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
wasting company time
talking to colleagues. Bob never
thinks twice about assisting fellow
employees, and he always
finishes given assignments on time. Often Bob
takes extended
measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping
coffee
breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely
no
vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
knowledge in
his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
classed as a high-caliber
employee, the type which cannot be
dispensed with. Consequently, I duly
recommend that Bob be
promoted to executive management, and a proposal
will be
executed as soon as possible.
A memo was soon sent following
the letter:
That
idiot was reading over my shoulder while I wrote the report sent to you
earlier today. Kindly read only the odd numbered lines (1, 3, 5, etc...) for
my true assessment of him.