WHY I FIRED MY SECRETARY
Two weeks ago was my 35th birthday and I wasn't
feeling too hot that morning anyway. I went to
breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and
say "Happy Birthday" and probably have a present for me.
Forget "Happy Birthday", She didn't even say "Good Morning".
I thought, "Well, that's wives for you, the children will
remember."
Children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word.
I started to the office I was feeling pretty low.
As I walked into my office my secretary, Janet, said,
"Good morning, boss. Happy Birthday."
And I felt a little better; someone had remembered.
I worked until noon.
Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know, it's
such a beautiful day
outside and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you
and me."
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've
heard all day. Let's go." We went to lunch.
We didn'tgo where we normally go; we went out to the country
to a little private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed
lunch tremendously.
On the way back to the office, she said,
"You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to go
back to
the office, do we?"
I said, "No, I guess not."
She said, "Let's go to my apartment."
After arriving at her apartment she said,
"Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go change."
"Sure," I excitedly replied.
She went into the bedroom and, in about six minutes,
she came out carrying a big birthday cake, followed
by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends,
all singing Happy Birthday.
And there I sat... on the couch... naked.
Two weeks ago was my 35th birthday and I wasn't
feeling too hot that morning anyway. I went to
breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and
say "Happy Birthday" and probably have a present for me.
Forget "Happy Birthday", She didn't even say "Good Morning".
I thought, "Well, that's wives for you, the children will
remember."
Children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word.
I started to the office I was feeling pretty low.
As I walked into my office my secretary, Janet, said,
"Good morning, boss. Happy Birthday."
And I felt a little better; someone had remembered.
I worked until noon.
Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know, it's
such a beautiful day
outside and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you
and me."
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've
heard all day. Let's go." We went to lunch.
We didn'tgo where we normally go; we went out to the country
to a little private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed
lunch tremendously.
On the way back to the office, she said,
"You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to go
back to
the office, do we?"
I said, "No, I guess not."
She said, "Let's go to my apartment."
After arriving at her apartment she said,
"Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go change."
"Sure," I excitedly replied.
She went into the bedroom and, in about six minutes,
she came out carrying a big birthday cake, followed
by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends,
all singing Happy Birthday.
And there I sat... on the couch... naked.
