A man wanted to buy his son a parrot as a birthday present.The next day he went to the pet shop and saw 3 identical parrots in a cage.
He asked the clerk, "How much for the parrot on the right?
The owner said it was $250.
"$250", the man said. "Well, what does he do?
"He knows how to use all of the functions of Microsoft Windows XP Professional”, responded the clerk. "He can do all of your spreadsheets and type all of your letters."
The man then asked what the 2nd parrot cost.
The clerk replied, “$500, but he not only knows Microsoft Windows XP Professional, but is an expert computer programmer.”
Finally, the man inquired about the cost of the last parrot.
The clerk replied, "$1,000."
Curious as to how a bird could cost $1,000, the man asked what this bird's specialty was.
The clerk replies, "Well, to be honest, I haven't seen him do anything. But the other two call him BOSS!”
More experiences with persons we call them BOSSES:
Incidence 1:
I remember one visit of my old boss to Pukin Estate. Spotting a patch of sheet lallang at the far end of the palm rows, Mr. Chan turned his head to my Assistant and asked in a sarcastic tone, ”Mr. Lee, when did we grow paddy in our estate?” I knew that he was shooting arrow the manager.
Incidence 2:
In the VA Questionnaire, the Manager wrote that all lallang had been tackled. Unfortunately, a sporadic patch of flowering lallang was spotted. The Manager quickly apologized,” Sorry, Sir. I had checked with my Senior Assistant and he had given me his assurance.” The VA asked, “Who is the Manager of the estate?”
Manager is the BOSS of the estate. Don’t take things for granted. At the end of the day, he is solely responsible for all works carried out in his plantation. Things will definitely go wrong if merely delegation without follow up. Always remember to check and cross check. Walk the fields more often. Seeing is believing. Solve problems at site. There is no short cut about it.
When the Manager queried his Senior Assistant,” How come you told me that there was no more lallang?” We can expect the answer from the Senior Assistant,” Sorry, Boss. My Assistant told me no more lallang.” When the Assistant was questioned, his answer was the same, “My Conductor told me no more lallang.” When the Conductor was bombarded by his Assistant, he could only answer,” My mandore told me so.” Finally, the mandore became the victim of the Conductor. He was yelled and shouted at by his BOSS!
