READER’S DIGEST
HumourontheJob
Just Ask Them
A job application askedmeto
list three references.I wrotein
Wikipedia, GoogleandtheOxford
English Dictionary.I didn’tget
the job. SUBMITTEDBYSUSANFLYNN
People Person
A friend and I hada smalltemporary-
staffing service. Ouragencydid
mandatory backgroundcheckson
all candidates. Onedayaftera round
of interviews, my colleaguewas
entering informationfroma young
man’s applicationintothecomputer.
Shecalledmeovertoshowmethat
hehadnoteda previousconviction
ofmanslaughter.Belowthat,onthe
linelistinghisskills,hehadwritten,
“Goodwithpeople”.
SUBMITTEDBYJANARAHRIGFreudianSlip
MostdaysintheclinicwhereI
usedtowork,thephonesranga lot.
Oneveryhecticday,whenthe
phoneshadbeenparticularlybusy,
I gota bitconfusedwhenanswering
a linethathadbeenwaiting:
“Thanksforhelping,howcan
I holdyou?”
SUBMITTEDBYDIANESTIFTALL IN A DAY’S WORK
CARTOON BY HARLEY SCHWADRON90 april 2020