Fresh out of business school,the young man answered a want ad for an accountant.Now he was being interviewed by a very nervous man who ran a small business that he had started himself.
“I need someone with an accounting degree,”the man said.“But mainly,I’m looking for someone to do my worrying for me.”
“Excuse me?”the accountant said.
“I worry about a lot of things,”the man said.“But I don’t want to have to worry about money.Your job will be to take all the money worries off my back.”
“I see,”the accountant said.“And how much does the job pay?”
“I’ll start you at eighty thousand.”
“Eighty thousand dollars!”the accountant exclaimed.“How can such a small business afford a sum like that?”
“That,”the owner said,“is your first worry.”
一位剛跨出商業(yè)學(xué)校校門的年輕人根據(jù)廣告去應(yīng)聘會計師。他正在接受面試,面試者是個非常神經(jīng)質(zhì)的人,他獨(dú)立經(jīng)營著一份小生意。
“我需要一位會計學(xué)專業(yè)人才。”那人說道,“但我主要還是想找一位能替我分憂的人。”
“什么意思?”會計師問。
“我有很多煩心事,”那人接著說,“但我再也不想為錢煩惱了。你的工作是讓我從錢的煩惱中解脫出來?!?
“我知道了,”會計師答道,“那么我的薪水有多少?”
“起薪八萬元?!?
“八萬元!”會計師大叫道,“這么小的生意怎能承擔(dān)這么大筆的開銷?”
“是的,”那人說,“這就是你首先要考慮的問題?!?