A Singapore exec has, IMHO, taken precautions a little too far by self-excluding himself and six of his top personnel from local casinos. Mohammed Salleh recalled in a newspaper report this week how he read about a local businessman who had lost $19.2 million at the casinos and decided that he wanted to prevent this happening to himself and his own people. So Salleh applied for the casino exclusion orders for himself and his men. “It’s better to be safe than sorry,” he said. And what about if other staff members in his company decide that they want to enjoy a little bit of gambling recreation? Is Salleh going to force the entire firm to sign an anti-casino contract? I’m no psychologist, but this guy seems to be a bit paranoid, if you ask me.
A company feels that it is time for a shakeup and hires a new, ambitious executive to act as CEO. The exec’s first plan is to get rid of all the slackers in the company. He does a tour of the facilities and walks into a room full of workers. Leaning against the wall is one young man. “You!” says the CEO. “How much do you earn a week?”
“$350,” replies the man. “Why?”
The CEO yells: “Take $350 and get the hell out of here.”
The CEO is satisfied with his first firing and, trying to make an impression on the other workers, says: “That’s what you get for goofing around. Now tell me, what did that guy do around here?”
“Um,” replied one of the workers, “He was the Dominoes Pizza delivery guy.”
