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Four Envelopes
The new
manager walks into his office and, while settling into his new desk, finds 4
envelopes. On one he finds the words "open me
first," and the other three are numbered 1 to 3.
He opens
the first envelope and finds a letter from his predecessor saying: "These three
envelopes will save you a world of trouble. In case of emergency, please open
these envelopes in sequential order; envelope one first, envelope two second,
and envelope three
third."
The manager shrugs, puts the envelopes back, and forgets about them.
Six months later, the workers go on strike. The
company closes, and is losing money fast.
After a long night negotiating with the union, he
remembers the 3 envelopes. So he opens the first one and it says: "Blame
me, your predecessor for every thing".
Wonderful idea he thinks, and indeed it works and the crisis comes to its end.
His job is saved, and everybody's happy.
A few month later, another
strike hits. He goes to the drawer and opens the second envelope. It reads,
"Blame the government for everything".
It works like a charm, and he breathes a sigh of relief as his job is, once
again, saved.
A month later the workers declare another strike. The
manager goes directly to the third envelope and it reads, "Prepare 4 new
envelopes"
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