Clarity in communication is so important.

A woman goes to Italy to attend a 2-week long company training session.
Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.

The wife answers: "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"

The husband laughs and says: "An Italian girl!!!" The woman kept quiet and left.

Two weeks later he picks her up in the airport and asks: "So, honey, how was the trip?"

"Very good, thank you." "And, what happened to my present?"

"Which present?" She asked.

"The one I asked for - an Italian girl!!"

"Oh, that" she said "Well, I did what I could, now we have to wait for nine months to see if it is a girl !!!" :-)

Moral: Requirements should be explicit, Elaborate and clearly communicated.

Just 4 fun :)

Sent by: Karthik Raveendran

The Obedient Father

There was a father who called his 5 small children together. As they sat together in a circle on the floor, the dad placed a Toy in the middle.

He explained to them that he won this toy as a door prize and he wanted to give it to one of them. He asked them "who is the most obedient?"

Five sets of eyes looked up at him. Sensing that they didn't understand the word he then asked, "Ok, who always obeys Mommy, and does everything she says?" One of the children picked up the toy and handed it to the father.

"You win!" exclaimed the child.

Sent by: Dhivya M

The Police

A Missouri Sheriff stops at a ranch in rural MO and talkswith an old farmer.
He tells the farmer, 'I need to inspect your ranch forillegally grown drugs.'
The old farmer says, 'Okay, but don't go in that field overthere.'

The Sheriff verbally explodes saying, 'Mister, I have theauthority of the Sheriffs Department with me!!!.' Reachinginto his rear pant pocket and removing his badge. Theofficer proudly displays it to the farmer. 'See this badge?This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish..on anyland. No questions asked or answers given. Have I mademyself clear!!!!? Do you understand!! !!?'

The old farmer nods politely and goes about his chores. Later, the old farmer hears loud screams and sees theSheriff running for his life and close behind is thefarmer's bull. With every step the bull is gaining ground onthe officer. The Sheriff is clearly terrified.

The old farmer immediately throws down his tools, runs tothe fence and yells at the top of his lungs..... "Your badge! Show him your badge !!"

Sent by: Mohammad Ashraful

Basically, Life is the Same!

20 years back - School bag.
Today - Office bag.

20 years back – Lekhak/Vidya Note book.
Today - HP/Ego Note book.

20 years back - Hero Ranger.
Today - Hero Honda.

20 years back - Half pants / Skirts / Suits
Today - Full pants / Skirts / Suits

20 years back - Playing with plastic car running on battery & remote.
Today - Playing with metal car running on petrol and gear.

20 years back - Scared of Teachers and exams.
Today - Scared of Bosses and targets.

20 years back - Wanting to be class topper.
Today - Wanting to be 'Employee of the month'.

20 years back - Annual exams.
Today - Annual Appraisals.

20 years back - Annual School Magazine.
Today - Company Annual Report.

20 years back - Pocket money.
Today - Salary.

20 years back - Waiting for Diwali crackers.
Today - Waiting for Diwali Bonus.

20 years back - Running after grades and prize cups.
Today - Running after incentives and promotions.

20 years back - Craving for the latest toy in the market.
Today - Craving for the latest gadget in the market

20 years back - Eager to watch the latest cartoon show
Today - Eager to watch the latest blockbuster

20 years back - Crush on class mate.
Today - Crush on colleague.

20 years back - Fruity.
Today - Brandy.

So, essentially nothing has changed Except the Age...!

Sent by: Mubina

Art of saying "Yes" !

Programmer to Team Leader:

"We can't do this proposed project. **CAN NOT**. It will involve a major design change and no one in our team knows the design of this legacy system. And above that, nobody in our company knows the language in which this application has been written. So even if somebody wants to work on it, they can’t. If you ask my personal opinion, the company should never take these types of projects."

Team Leader to Project Manager:

"This project will involve a design change. Currently, we don't have any staff that has experience in this type of work. Also, the language is unfamiliar to us, so we will have to arrange for some training if we take this project. In my personal opinion, we are not ready to take on a project of this nature."

Project Manager to 1st Level Manager:

"This project involves a design change in the system and we don't have much experience in that area. Also, not many people in our company are appropriately trained for it. In my personal opinion, we might be able to do the project but we would need more time than usual to complete it."

1st Level Manager to Senior Level Manager:

"This project involves design re-engineering. We have some people who have worked in this area and others who know the implementation language. So they can train other people. In my personal opinion we should take this project, but with caution."

Senior Level Manager to CEO:

"This project will demonstrate to the industry our capabilities in remodeling the design of a complete legacy system. We have all the necessary skills and people to execute this project successfully. Some people have already given in house training in this area to other staff members. In my personal opinion, we should not let this project slip by us under any circumstances."

CEO to Client:

"This is the type of project in which our company specializes. We have executed many projects of the same nature for many large clients. Trust me when I say that we are the most competent firm in the industry for doing this kind of work. It is my personal opinion that we can execute this project successfully and well within the given time frame.

Sent by: Mohana Sundari

Casual Day at I.T company

A Company decides to adopt Fridays as Casual Day and they issued a Memo to all department intimating the same.

Week 1

Memo 1: Effective this week, the company is adopting Fridays as Casual Day. Employees are free to dress in the casual attire of their choice.

Week 3

Memo 2: Spandex and leather micro-miniskirts are not appropriate attire for Casual Day.

Week 6

Memo 3: Casual Day refers to dress only, not attitude.

Week 8

Memo 4: A seminar on how to dress for Casual Day will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the cafeteria. A fashion show will follow. Attendance is mandatory.

Week 9

Memo No. 5: As an outgrowth of Friday's seminar, a 14-member Casual Day Task Force has been appointed to prepare guidelines for proper casual-day dress.

Week 14

Memo 6: The Casual Day Task Force has distributed a 30-page manual entitled "Relaxing Dress Without Relaxing Company Standards." A copy has been distributed to every employee.

Week 18

Memo 7: Company is providing psychological counseling for employees who may be having difficulty adjusting to Casual Day.

Week 20

Memo 8: We are no longer able to effectively support or manage Casual Day. Casual Day is discontinued

Hard Selling-- At The Vatican!

The marketing director of Nescafe manages to arrange a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican. After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafe official whispers,

'Your Eminence, I have some business to discuss. We at Nescafe have an offer for you. Nescafe is prepared to donate $100 million to the church. If you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'."

The Pope looks outraged and thunders,

"That is impossible. The Prayer is the word of the Lord, It must not be changed.

" Well," says the Nescafe man somewhat chastened,

"We anticipated your reluctance. For this reason, and the importance of the Lord's Prayer to all Catholics, we will increase our offer to $300 million.

All we require is that you change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'."

Again, even more sternly, the Pope replies,

"That, my son, is impossible. For the prayer is the word of the Lord and it must not be changed."

Finally, the Nescafe director says,

"Your Holiness, we at Nescafe respect your adherence to your faith, we realise that tradition is essential to your beliefs, we fully understand the importance of the word of the Lord ................but we do have one final offer. Please discuss it with your cardinals.

We will donate $500 million to the great Catholic church if you would only change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'.

Please, please consider it." And he leaves.

The next day the Pope convenes the College of Cardinals.

"There is some Good news," he announces, "and some bad news .....

The good news is, he continues to a hushed assembly, ' that the Church will get $ 500 million."

"And what is the bad news, your Holiness?" asks a Cardinal.

"Sadly" says the Pope, (pls scroll down)

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We would have to lose the Britannia Account!!!!!!!!!!!

Sent by: Mohan R

The Art of Appraisal

Big Boss: This year your performance was good, excellent and outstanding. So, your rating is "average".

XXX: What? How come 'average'?

Big Boss: Because...err...uhh...you lack domain knowledge.

XXX: But last year you said I am a domain expert and you put me in this project as a domain consultant.

Big Boss: Oh is it? Well, in that case, I think your domain knowledge has eroded this year.

XXX: What???

Big Boss: Yes, I didn't see you sharing knowledge on Purchasing domain.

XXX: Why would I? Because I am not in Purchasing, I am in Manufacturing.

Big Boss: This is what I don't like about you. You give excuse for everything.

XXX: Huh? *Confused*

Big Boss: Next, you need to improve your communication skills.

XXX: Like what? I am the one who trained the team on "Business Communication", you sat in the audience and took notes, you remember?

Big Boss: Oh is it? Errr...well..I mean, you need to improve your Social Pragmatic Affirmative Communication.

XXX: Huh? What the hell is that? *Confused*

Big Boss: See! That's why you need to learn about it.

XXX: *head spinning*

Big Boss: Next, you need to sharpen your recruiting skills. All the guys you recruited left within 2 months.

XXX: Well, not my mistake. You told them you will sit beside them and review their code, and most resigned the next day itself. Couple of them even attempted suicide.

Big Boss:*stunned* (recovers from shock) Err...anyway, I tried to give you a better rating, but our Normalization process gave you only 'average'.

XXX: Last year that process gave me 'excellent'. This year just 'average'? Why is this process pushing me up and down every year?

Big Boss: That's a complicated process. You don't want to hear.

XXX: I'll try to understand. Go ahead.

Big Boss: Well, we gather in a large room, write down the names of sub-ordinates in bits of paper, and throw them up in the air. Whichever lands on the floor gets 'average', whichever lands on table gets 'good', whichever we manage to catch gets 'excellent' and whichever gets stuck to ceiling gets 'outstanding'.

XXX: (eyes popping out) What? Ridiculous! So who gets 'poor' rating?

Big Boss: Those are the ones we forget to write down.

XXX: What the hell! And how can paper bits stick to ceiling for 'outstanding'?

Big Boss: Oh no, now you have started questioning our 20 year old organizational process!

XXX: *faints*

Sent by: Mubina

Dont lie to your parents

A Mom comes to visit her son Kumar for dinner...... who lives with a girl roommate Smita. During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how pretty Kumar's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more curious.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Kumar and his roommate than met the eye.

Reading his mom's thoughts, Kumar volunteered, 'I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Smita and I are just roommates.'

About a week later, Smita came to Kumar saying, 'Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the silver plate. You don't suppose she took it, do you?'

Kumar said ,'Well, I doubt it, but I'll email her, just to be sure.'
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So he sat down and wrote :

Dear Mother:
I'm not saying that you 'did' take the silver plate from my house, I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the silver plate.. But the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.
Love, Kumar
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Several days later, Kumar received an email from his Mother :

Dear Son:
I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Smita, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Smita. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the silver plate by now under the pillow...
Love,
Mom.
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Lesson of the day: Don't Lie to Your Mother......

Sent by: Gowri Shankar

Big Hearted Husband

The wife comes home early & finds her husband in their master bedroom making love to a beautiful, young lady!

"You unfaithful, disrespectful pig! What are you doing? How dare you do this to me the faithful wife, the mother of your children! I'm leaving this house, I want divorce!"

The husband, replies "Wait, Wait a minute! Before you leave, at least listen to what happened. You can't say I'm dishonest."

"Hmm, I don't know, well, it'll be the last thing I will hear from you. But make it fast, you unfaithful pig, you!"

The husband begins to tell his story . . . "While driving home this young lady asked for a ride. I saw her so defenceless that I went ahead and allowed her in my car. I noticed that she was very thin, not well dressed and very dirty. She mentioned that at she had not eaten for 3 days. With great compassion I brought her home and warmed up the enchiladas that I made for you last night that you wouldn't eat because you're afraid you'll gain weight; the poor thing practically devoured them.

Since she was very dirty I asked if she wanted to take a shower.

While she was showering, I noticed her clothes were dirty and full of holes so I threw her clothes away. Since she needed clothes, I gave her the pair of jeans that you have had for a few years, that you can no longer wear because they are too tight on you, I also gave her the blouse that I gave you on our anniversary and you don't wear because I don't have good taste.
I gave her the pullover that my sister gave you for Christmas that you will not wear just to bother my sister and I also gave her the boots that you bought at the expensive boutique that you never wore again after you saw your co-worker wearing the same pair.

The husband continues his story . . . . .

The young woman was very grateful to me and I walked her to the door. When we got to the door she turned around and with tears coming out of her eyes, she asks me:
"Sir, do you have anything else that your wife does not use?"

Sent by: Anand Padmanabhan

Ring Ring........

'Hello?'


'Hi honey.
This is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?










'No, Daddy. She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Gabe.'










After a brief pause,










Daddy says, 'But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Gabe.'










'Oh yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy, Right now..'










Brief Pause.









'Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do.
Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs And knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mommy
That Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway.'









'Okay, Daddy, Just a minute.'








A few minutes later
The little girl comes back to the phone.



'I did it, Daddy.'


'And what happened, honey?'






'Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on the dresser And now she isn't moving at all!'










'Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Gabe?'










'He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too. He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window And into the swimming pool..
But I guess he didn't know that you took out the water Last week to clean it.


He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead.'










*****Long Pause*****











*****Longer Pause*****











*****Even Longer Pause*****










Then Daddy says,










'Swimming pool? ............










Is this 486-5731?
















No, I think you have the wrong number........

Sent by: Anand Padmanabhan

Face Value

An American, a British and an Indian went for a Trek one day. It was very hot. They were sweating and exhausted. When they came upon a small lake, they took off all their clothes and jumped into the water, since it was fairly secluded. Feeling refreshed, the trio decided to pick a few berries while Enjoying their 'freedom. 'As they were crossing an open area, suddenly a group of ladies from Town appeared.

Unable to get to their clothes in time, the American and the British quickly used their hands to cover their privates. But the Indian covered his face while they ran for cover. After the ladies had left and the men got their clothes back on.

The American and the British asked the Indian why he covered his face rather than his private part. The Indian replied,



'I don't know about you, but in my country, it's the face that people recognize'.

Sent by: Anand Padmanabhan

Deforestation can lead to ...

Sent by: Uthaya Kumar

Story of the other side

The Buttocks

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the man's face was severely burned.

The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny.

So the wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks.

The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and they requested that the doctor also honour their secret.

After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the man's new face.

He looked more handsome than he ever had before! All his friends and relatives just went on and on about his youthful beauty!

One day, he was alone with his wife, and he was overcome with emotion at her sacrifice.

He said, 'Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. How can I possibly repay you?'

'My darling,' she replied, 'I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.

Is this is what they call as " when GOD closes one door HE opens the other" ??????

Sent by: Mohan R

Why boys need strict parents

Sent by: Durga Devi

A Doctor's Love Story

I was in 12th! She was in 12th!

I got MBBS! She got BSc!

I was doing MBBS! She got MSc!

I was doing MBBS!! She got a PhD!!

I completed MBBS! She got a Doctrate!!

She got married!

I was preparing for PG entrance!! She's the mother of 2 children!

I m doing my PG!! her daughter is in 1st std!

I completed PG!! Her daughter passd 10th!

I hv joined in job!!

The greatest irony-
today is my ENGAGEMENT & Her daughter is my WIFE

Sent by: Mubina

The Store!

No Offence Meant to anyone. Just read it and smile. J

HUSBANDS FOR SALE !

A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates.

You may visit the store ONLY ONCE !

There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch .. .. .. you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband..

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.

She moves on to the second floor.
The second floor sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.

She moves on to the third floor.

The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you exit the building, and have a nice day!

Sent by: Mubina

Confidence - a Punjabi one at that!

George Bush was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang.

'Hello, Mr. Bush!' a heavily accented voice said, 'This is Gurmukh from Phagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab .. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring the war on you!'

'Well, Gurmukh,' Bush replied, 'This is indeed important news! How big is your army'

'Right now,' said Gurmukh, after a moment's calculation, 'there is myself, my cousin Sukhdev, my next door neighbor Bhagat, and the entire kabaddi team from the gurudwara. That makes eight'

Bush paused. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command.'

'Arrey O! Main kya..' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to ring you back!'

Sure enough, the next day, Gurmukh called again.

'Mr. Bush, it is Gurmukh, I'm calling from Phagwara STD, the war is still on! We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment!'

'And what equipment would that be, Gurmukh' Bush asked.

'Well, we have two combines, a donkey and Amrik's tractor.'

Bush sighed. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 1-1/2 million since we last spoke.'

'Oh teri....' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to get back to you.'

Sure enough, Gurmukh rang again the next day.

'Mr. Bush, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne.... .. We've modified Amrik's tractor by adding a couple of shotguns, sticking on some wings and the pind's generator. Four school pass boys from Malpur have joined us as well!'

Bush was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 10,000 bombers and 20,000 fighter planes. My military complex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!'

'Tera bhala hove....' said Gurmuk, 'I'll have to ring you back.'

Sure enough, Gurmukh called again the next day.

'Kiddan, Mr.Bush! I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war.'

'I'm sorry to hear that,' said Bush. 'Why the sudden change of heart'

'Well,' said Gurmukh, 'we've all had a long chat over a couple of lassi's, and decided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners of wars!'

NOW THAT'S CALLED PUNJABI CONFIDENCE

Sent by: Soundararajan S

Top Management

A Red Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand and a bucket of buffalo manure in the other.

He says to the waiter, 'Me want coffee.'

The waiter says, 'Sure chief, coming right up...'

He gets the Red Indian a tall mug of coffee, and the Indian drinks it down in one gulp, picks up the bucket of manure, throws it into the air, blasts it with the shotgun, then just walks out.

The next morning the Indian returns. He has his shotgun in one hand and a bucket of buffalo manure in the other… He walks up to the counter and says to the waiter, 'Me want coffee…'

The waiter says, 'Whoa, Tonto! We're still cleaning up your mess from yesterday. What the heck was all that about, anyway?'

The Indian smiles and proudly says, 'Me training for top management position: Come in, drink coffee, shoot some crap, leave mess for others to clean up, disappear for rest of the day.'

Sent by: Anand P

Do you know What is confidence?

A hypothetical situation where 20 CEOs board an airplane and are told that the flight that they are about to take is the first-ever to feature pilot less technology: It is an uncrewed aircraft. Each one of the CEOs is then told, privately, that their company's software is running the aircraft's automatic pilot system. Nineteen of the CEOs promptly leave the aircraft, each offering a different type of excuse.

One CEO alone remains on board the jet, seeming very calm indeed. Asked why he is so confident in this first uncrewed flight,

he replies:

"If it is the same software that is developed by my company's IT systems department, this plane won't even take off.”!!!!

That is called Confidence!

Sent by: Dhivya M

3-glasses of beer

A man walks into a bar in London and ordered 3-glasses of beer and sits in the backyard of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn.

When he finishes, he comes back to the bar counter and orders 3 more.
The bartender asks him, "You know, beer goes flat after I fill it in the glass; it would taste better if you buy one at a time."

The man replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in Dubai, the other in Canada and I'm here in London.

When they left home, we promised that we'll drink this way to remember the days when we drank together.


The bartender admits that this is a nice custom and leaves it there.

The man became a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way.
He order 3-Beers and drinks them in turn.

One day, he came in and ordered only 2-Beers All the other regulars notice and fall silent.


When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says," I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my sincere condolences on your great loss. "

The man looked confused for a moment, then he laughs .... "Oh, no," he, said, "Everyone's fine - both my brothers are alive" .


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Meaning of 'Stupid'

Sent by: Mubi

Try Again!

A young unmarried girl discovers that she is pregnant. Scared, She confides this ' news' to her mother.

Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "Who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know!" The girl picks up the phone and makes a call.Half an hour later a Ferrari stops in front of their house; a mature And distinguished man with gray hair and impeccably dressed in a very expensive suit steps out of it and enters the house.He sits in the living room with the father, the mother and the Girl, and tells them: "Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the Problem. However, I can't marry her because of my personal family Situation, but I'll take responsibility. If a girl is born I will bequeath her 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach villa and a $1,000,000 bank account. If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a $2,000,000 bank account. If it is twins, a factory and $1,000,000 each.

However, If there is a miscarriage or unsucessful delivery , what do you suggest I do?"At this point, the father, who had remained silent, places a hand Firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him, "You can try again!..............."

Happy to Help

Brick Recruitment Plan !!!!!!

HOW TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB? Put about 100 bricks in some Particular order in a closed Room with an Open window. Then send 2 or 3 candidates in The room and close the door. Leave them alone and come back After 6 hours and then analyze The situation. If they are counting the Bricks. Put them in the accounts Department. If they are recounting them.. Put them in auditing .. If they have messed up the Whole place with the bricks. Put them in engineering. If they are arranging the Bricks in some strange order. Put them in planning. If they are throwing the Bricks at each other. Put them in operations . If they are sleeping. Put them in security. If they have broken the bricks Into pieces. Put them in information Technology. If they are sitting idle. Put them in human resources. If they say they have tried Different combinations, yet Not a brick has Been moved. Put them in sales. If they have already left for The day. Put them in marketing... If they are staring out of the Window. Put them on strategic Planning.. And then last but not least. If they are talking to each Other and not a single brick Has been Moved. Congratulate them and put them In Top management