A man owned a small ranch in Montana, where life was tough but steady.
One day, the labor department received a tip that he might not be paying proper wages to his employees, so they sent an investigator to check it out.
The investigator asked,
- "Please tell me how many employees you have and how much you pay them."
The rancher calmly replied:
- "Well, my ranch-hand has been with me for three years, and I pay him $1,200 per week plus free room and board."
- "The cook has been here for a year, and I pay him $1,000 per week, also with free room and board."
The rancher paused before adding,
- "And then there’s a half-wit. He works 18 hours a day, every day, with no time off."
- "He does about 90% of the work around here, makes roughly $10 a week, and pays for his own room and board."
- "I do, however, buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night. Oh, and occasionally, he sleeps with my wife."
The investigator, shocked and indignant, said,
- "Uh-huh! That’s the fool I demand to speak with immediately!"
The rancher looked him square in the eye and replied with a smirk...
- "You’re speaking to him."
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