An Office Boy

A jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at a very big company.

The employer interviewed him and then gave him a test: clean the floor.

“You are hired.” – the employer said. “Give me your email address, and I’ll send you the application to fill, as well as when you will start.”

The man replied, “I don’t have a computer, neither an email.”

“I’m sorry,” said the employer, “if you don’t have an email that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist, cannot have the job.”

The man left feeling hopeless and with only £10  in his pocket.

He then decided to go to the supermarket, and there he bought a 10kg tomato crate. He went around selling the tomatoes door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded and had doubled his capital.

He repeated the operation 3 times and returned home with £60. The man started to go out everyday, starting earlier and returning later. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday. Shortly later, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

Five years later, the man’s company was one of the biggest food retailers. He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance.

He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email. The man replied: “I don’t have an email.”

The broker replied curiously, “You don’t have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Do you imagine what you could have done if you had an email?”

The man paused for a while, and replied: “I could have been an office boy!”

Don’t be discouraged if something is not in your favour today. Better opportunities are waiting ahead.