A businessman was interviewing applicants
for the position of divisional manager. He devised a simple test to select the most
suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, "What is two and
two?"
The first interviewee was a journalist. His
answer was "twenty-two."
The second applicant was an engineer. He
pulled out a calculator and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.
The next person was a lawyer. He stated
that in the case of Jenkins v. Comm. of Stamp Duties, two and two was proven to be four.
The last applicant was an accountant. The
businessman asked him, "How much is two and two?"
The accountant got up from his chair, went
over to the door, closed it then came back and sat down. He leaned across the desk and
said in a low voice, "How much do you want it to be?"
