Sales Joke of the Day (May 7) The Boss's Jokes.

The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up.


Everybody, but one girl, laughed uproariously.


"What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor?"


"I don't have to laugh," she replied. "I'm leaving Friday."


Moral of the story.   True sales professionals know that in order to succeed at sales you need to have a good sense of humor.  You also need to have a good sense of timing.   Knowing when to, and when not to laugh, can be key to you fitting in at your workplace and can help prevent you from becoming a social outcast in public.   Remember burning bridges is best left for times of war.   In today's economic environment, with takeovers, acquisitions and buyouts, you just never know if the boss you leave today, could once again become your boss in the not too distant future.   So, even if you are leaving a position you absolutely hate and a boss you detest, keep it to yourself.   No one is going to think better of you when you spend your time slamming someone else.

"The best ideas come as jokes.  Make your thinking as funny as possible."

-  David Ogilvy

"Most jokes state a bitter truth."

-  Larry Gelbart

 

 

Sales Joke of the Day (August 3) Boss of Your Own Company

A salesman finally achieved the goal of a lifetime.  He became the boss of his own company.  Asked if it was all he'd expected it to be, he said,   "Let me put it this way.  The building code tells me what kind of plant to put up.  The union tells me what the salaries and the hours should be.  The government makes me deduct from paychecks.   My salesmen and saleswomen now tell me what they can sell and what I should make.  And on top of that, last month I got married."

Moral of the Story.      Erma Bombeck might say that the "Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank"  but where I'm from, no matter what, a good salesperson always takes "orders".
 
"A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could."      -   Charles Erwin Wilson