Three contractors,
- from Pakistan,
- from Germany
- from England
are bidding to repair the White House fence. A senior White House official takes them to examine it
The English contractor: takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works on some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says. "I figure the job will cost $900 . . . $400 for materials, $400 for labor and $100 profit for me."
The German contractor: also does some measuring and figuring, and then says, "I can do this job for $700 . . . $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Pakistani contractor: doesn't measure or do any figuring, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: "$2,700."
The official incredulously says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"Easy," the Pakistani explains, "$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire the guy from Germany to do the work!"
Guess who got the contract........................!!
The English contractor: takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works on some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says. "I figure the job will cost $900 . . . $400 for materials, $400 for labor and $100 profit for me."
The German contractor: also does some measuring and figuring, and then says, "I can do this job for $700 . . . $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Pakistani contractor: doesn't measure or do any figuring, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: "$2,700."
The official incredulously says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"Easy," the Pakistani explains, "$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire the guy from Germany to do the work!"
Guess who got the contract........................!!
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