10-09-2003, 09:47 AM
An accountant spends a week at his new office, with the accountant he is replacing. On the last day, the departing accountant tells him that he left two envelopes in the desk drawer, and that envelope No. 1 should be opened if he ever encounters any sort of crisis on the job and envelope No. 2 should be opened if a further crisis occurs.
Three months down the road there is a major drama all the accounts are wrong (the usual stuff) and the accountant feels very threatened by it all. He remembers the parting words of his predecessor, and opens the first envelope. The message inside says "Blame me!" He does this and gets off the hook.
Three months later, he encounters his next crisis and opens the second envelope.
The message inside says "Start writing your two envelopes."
OSA