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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 09:29 PM Aug 2022

So, an independent, a Democrat and a Republican all applied for the same job and were

being interviewed individually. The first to be summoned into the manager's office was the independent.

"I have just one question for you" the manager said. "What is two plus two?"

Somewhat amazed, the independent responded "Two plus two? That's the question? Four--- the answer is four."

"Okay. Thank you. We'll let you know."

Next, the Democrat was called in and was asked the same question.

"That depends" he said. "If both twos are positive the answer is a positive four. If they're both negative, the answer is a negative four. And, of course, if one is positive and one is negative, the answer is zero."

"Thank you. We'll let you know what we decide."

Finally, the Republican is interviewed and asked the same question.

He smiled, looked around the room, rose, walked over and opened the door and looked up and down the empty hallway. He returned, pulled his chair up closer to the boss, sat down and leaned forward. Smiling again, he softly inquired "What would you like it to be?"

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So, an independent, a Democrat and a Republican all applied for the same job and were (Original Post) Atticus Aug 2022 OP
I like the Democrat's... 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #1
Accurate! Jay25 Aug 2022 #2
You got it ......."TOTALLY RIGHT AND CORRECT" Stuart G Aug 2022 #3
And in my experience, the republican got the job. With a sign on bonus. LT Barclay Aug 2022 #4
Funny how Republicans & corporate structures mesh that way... NullTuples Aug 2022 #5
Just so I can rant a bit, I'm constantly shocked that the egos of companies and managers are so LT Barclay Aug 2022 #7
The Republican would accuse the Independent or Democrat of stealing the job IronLionZion Aug 2022 #6
Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Aug 2022 #8
The Republican says, central scrutinizer Aug 2022 #9
Very old joke, I first heard it about accountants. malthaussen Aug 2022 #10

LT Barclay

(2,594 posts)
7. Just so I can rant a bit, I'm constantly shocked that the egos of companies and managers are so
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 11:42 PM
Aug 2022

fragile that you can never say anything negative about a prior employer in an interview (I guess there are only bad employees NEVER bad companies) and managers would rather have an incompetent kiss up to massage their ego than a competent employee who just wants to be treated with respect.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
6. The Republican would accuse the Independent or Democrat of stealing the job
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 11:39 PM
Aug 2022

Next the manager would screw the workers until they leave and then claim "nobody wants to work anymore, lazy entitled millennials".

central scrutinizer

(11,637 posts)
9. The Republican says,
Tue Aug 30, 2022, 09:36 AM
Aug 2022

“I know where you live and where your daughter goes to school. You wouldn’t want anything bad to happen, would you?”

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