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Oct 23, 2006 2 Replies

Employment Standards determined a small woodworking shop owner was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him.



"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the agent.



"Well, there's Jake my finisher who's been with me for 3 years, I pay him $900 a week.



The apprentice Tom has been here for 6 months, and I pay him $500 a week.



Then there's the half-wit that works here about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week and I buy him a case of beer every Friday," replied the owner.



"That's the guy I want to talk to; the half-wit," says the agent."



The owner says, "That would be me."


No kiddin'. If I only had a nickel for every guy that has come onto my job and asked to see "the guy in charge", or "the owner".

Hah!

Robert

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