Friday Humor: The Type of Boss Employees Would Love To Have During World Cup

Have you ever been caught red handed doing something that’s not work related in the office for example say watching your favorite movie sequel at your office desk?

What was your escape excuse? And was your boss daft enough to believe you?

Here are some of such hilarious excuses that these bosses believed.

Employees caught watching football at the office…their excuse?

The following is a managing director’s appraisal memo of his top managers since mid-June this year, based on his personal interaction with the workers.

He wrote, “It has come to my attention that productivity has dropped drastically since Thursday, June 12. I’m not sure what’s going on, but please be assured that I’m monitoring the situation closely and will suspend or sack employees who aren’t pulling their own weight. For the company to be successful, it’s important for all of us to work hard. We need to learn from the examples set by the following managers, whom I’m pleased to recognise. John Tumbo, Human Resources Manager: I was walking past John’s office and heard him and several employees shouting, “Goal! Goal! Goal!” When I knocked on the door, John told me they were watching a training video to help them achieve company goals.”

Another scenario?

Carlos called me on Friday morning to say he was ill and couldn’t come to work. His doctor had diagnosed him with a rare illness called ‘socceritis’. The illness affects patients for at least a month and there’s a chance of relapse every four years. As you can imagine, I was rather shocked and saddened. I wondered how we could manage without Carlos for so long. Perhaps Carlos read my mind, for he immediately put me at ease.

“I’ll come to work, boss,” he said. “The illness isn’t contagious. I just need to get 90 minutes of rest a few times every 24 hours.”

What an example Carlos is setting for all of us. I am nominating him for our Courage and Inspiration Award.

Funny acronyms
Hans Chunga, Advertising Manager: Hans, as you know, is always looking for new ways to advertise, new ways to reach potential customers. Since Friday, he has been personally manning an information booth at our club’s Sports Bar.

I paid a surprise visit to the bar and heard Hans talking to an employee about something called “World Cup”. He told me it’s an acronym he’s using to motivate employees: WORLDCUP (Working Overtime Results in Less Disappointment and Creates an Upsurge in Productivity.)

I am nominating Hans for the High Motivation Award.

Courtesy of Standard Digital Media.

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