wbreitman
11-30-2009, 01:16 PM
Bill Gates advertised for a new chairman of Microsoft
Europe. 5000 candidates are assembled in a large
room. One of them is Maurice Cohen, a little Jewish
Parisian Tunisian.
Bill Gates thanks the candidates for coming but asks
all those who are not familiar with the JAVA program
language to leave.
2000 people rise and leave the room. Maurice Cohen
says to himself, 'I do not know this language but what
have I got to lose if I stay? I'll give it a try'.
Bill Gates then asks all those who have no experience
of managing teams of more than 100 people to leave.
Another 2000 people go. Maurice Cohen says to himself,
'I have never managed anybody but myself but what
have I got to lose if I stay? What can happen to me?'
Then Bill Gates asks all candidates who do not have
outstanding academic qualifications to rise and leave.
500 people remove themselves.
Maurice Cohen says to himself, 'I left school at 15 but
what have I got to lose if I stay?
So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill Gates asks all of the candidates who do
not speak the Serbo-Croat language to rise and
leave.. 498 people rise and leave the room.
Maurice Cohen says himself, 'I do not speak Serbo-Croat
but what the hell! - have I got anything to lose?'
He finds himself alone with one other candidate. Everyone
else has gone. Bill Gates joins them and says: 'Apparently
you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo-
Croatian. I'd like to hear you converse with one another
in Serbo-Croatian.
Calmly Maurice turns to the other candidate and says
to him: 'Baroukh ata Adonaï.'
The other candidate answers: 'Elohénou melekh ha'olam .'
Europe. 5000 candidates are assembled in a large
room. One of them is Maurice Cohen, a little Jewish
Parisian Tunisian.
Bill Gates thanks the candidates for coming but asks
all those who are not familiar with the JAVA program
language to leave.
2000 people rise and leave the room. Maurice Cohen
says to himself, 'I do not know this language but what
have I got to lose if I stay? I'll give it a try'.
Bill Gates then asks all those who have no experience
of managing teams of more than 100 people to leave.
Another 2000 people go. Maurice Cohen says to himself,
'I have never managed anybody but myself but what
have I got to lose if I stay? What can happen to me?'
Then Bill Gates asks all candidates who do not have
outstanding academic qualifications to rise and leave.
500 people remove themselves.
Maurice Cohen says to himself, 'I left school at 15 but
what have I got to lose if I stay?
So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill Gates asks all of the candidates who do
not speak the Serbo-Croat language to rise and
leave.. 498 people rise and leave the room.
Maurice Cohen says himself, 'I do not speak Serbo-Croat
but what the hell! - have I got anything to lose?'
He finds himself alone with one other candidate. Everyone
else has gone. Bill Gates joins them and says: 'Apparently
you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo-
Croatian. I'd like to hear you converse with one another
in Serbo-Croatian.
Calmly Maurice turns to the other candidate and says
to him: 'Baroukh ata Adonaï.'
The other candidate answers: 'Elohénou melekh ha'olam .'