Bubba
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Bubba
Bubba applied for an engineering position at IBM in Raleigh. A Yankee
applied for the same job. Both applicants had the same qualifications and at
the completion of a skills test, both men had only missed one of the
questions.
The manager went to Bubba and said, "Thank you for your interest but we've
decided to give the Yankee the job."
Bubba asked, "And why are you giving him the job? We both got nine questions
correct. This being North Carolina, and me being a Southern boy I should get
the job!"
The manager said, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but
rather on the one question that you both missed."
Bubba then asked, "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than
the other?"
The manager replied, "Bubba, its like this, on question #4 the Yankee put
down 'I don't know.' You put down, Neither do I.' "
Bubba applied for an engineering position at IBM in Raleigh. A Yankee
applied for the same job. Both applicants had the same qualifications and at
the completion of a skills test, both men had only missed one of the
questions.
The manager went to Bubba and said, "Thank you for your interest but we've
decided to give the Yankee the job."
Bubba asked, "And why are you giving him the job? We both got nine questions
correct. This being North Carolina, and me being a Southern boy I should get
the job!"
The manager said, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but
rather on the one question that you both missed."
Bubba then asked, "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than
the other?"
The manager replied, "Bubba, its like this, on question #4 the Yankee put
down 'I don't know.' You put down, Neither do I.' "
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