A small business owner has to hire an accountant.He asks the first interviewee, “How much is 2 plus 2?”The interviewee, a math major, answers, “Four.” and does not get the job.He asks the second candidate, a statistician, the same question, “Something between three and five.”He asks the third candidate the same, “What do you want it to equal?” “You’re hired.”
A small business owner has to hire an accountant.He asks the first interviewee, “How much is 2 plus 2?”The interviewee, a math major, answers, “Four.” and does not get the job.He asks the second candidate, a statistician, the same question, “Something between three and five.”He asks the third candidate the same, “What do you want it to equal?” “You’re hired.”