Business Math
After 2 years of devoted service to his company an employee got to thinking that he had received no pay increases, no promotions, and really not even any recognition for his work.
So he marched right into the boss's office and explained the situation and demanded to know what would be done about it. The boss looked at him, laughed and asked him to sit down. "My friend," the boss said, "you have not worked here for even one day."
The man was shocked to hear this, but the manager went on to explain.
Manager - How many days are there in a year?
Man - 365 days, sometimes 366.
Manager - How many hours are there in one day day?
Man - 24 hours.
Manager - How long do you work in a day?
Man - I put in 8 hours each workday.
Manager - So what fraction of the day do you work in hours?
Man - Well eight hours is one-third of 24.
Manager - Okay, and what is one-third of 366 days?
Man - 122.
Manager - Do you come to work on weekends?
Man - No sir.
Manager - How many days are there in a year that are weekends?
Man - 52 Saturdays and 52 Sundays equals 104.
Manager - Alright, if you remove 104 days from 122 days, how many days do you now have?
Man - 18 days.
Manager - OK! I do give you 2 weeks sick leave every year. Now remove those 14 days from the 18 days left. How many days do you have remaining?
Man - Four days.
Manager - Do you work on New Year Day?
Man - No sir.
Manager - Do you come to work on Independance Day?
Man - No.
Manager - So how many days are left?
Man - Two days, sir.
Manager - Do you come to work on the Thanksgiving?
Man - No sir.
Manager - So how many days are now left?
Man - Only one.
Manager - And you definitely don't work on Christmas Day, right??
Man - That's correct.
Manager - So how many days are left?
Man - None, sir!
Manager - So, what are you claiming?
Man - I guess I feel a little bad that I have been taking advantage of the company for the last two years.