Bill Gates organized an enormous session to
recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe.
5000 candidates assembled in a large room. One
candidate is Kantibhai Shah.
Bill Gates: Thank you for coming. Those who do
Not know JAVA may leave.
2000 people left the room.
Kantibhai says to himself, 'I do not know JAVA
But I have nothing to lose if I stay. I'll give it a try'
Bill Gates: Candidates who never had experience
Of managing more than 100 people may leave.
2000 people left the room.
Kantibhai says to himself ' I never managed
anybody by myself but I have nothing
to lose if I stay. What can happen to me?' So he stays.
Bill Gates: Candidates who do not have
Management diplomas may leave.
500 people left the room.
Kantibhai says to himself, 'I left school at 15
but what have I got to lose?'
So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who do
Not speak Serbo - Croat to leave.
498 people left the room.
Kantibhai says to himself, ' I do not speak one
word of Serbo - Croat but what
do I have to lose?' So he stays and finds
himself with one other candidate.
Everyone else has gone.
Bill Gates joined them and said 'Apparently you
are the only two candidates who
speak Serbo - Croat, so I'd now like to hear you
have a conversation together in that language.'
Calmly, Kantibhai turns to the other candidate
And says `kem chho'
The other candidate answers
'ek dam majama'