"Mr. A, don't let it get too late. I have exactly the woman you need.
You only have to say the word and you'll meet and be married in no
time!" the marriage broker said.
"Don't bother;" replied Mr. A, "I've got two sisters at home, who look
after all my needs. I am happy with that arrangement."
"That's all well and good, but all the sisters in the world cannot
fill the role of a wife," the marriage broker countered.
"I said 'two sisters'. I didn't say they were mine..."
- "Someone may steal from it at night."
So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the
job. Then Congress said,
- "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?"
So they created a planning department and hired two people, one person
to write the instructions, and one person to do time studies. Then
Congress said,
- "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?"
So they created a Quality Control Department and hired two people, one
to do the studies and one to write the reports. Then Congress said,
- "How are these people going to get paid?"
So they created the following positions, a timekeeper, and a payroll
officer, then hired two people. Then Congress said,
- "Who will be accountable for all of these people?"
So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an
Administrative Officer, a Deputy Administrative Officer, and a
secretary. Then Congress said,
- "We have had this in operation for one year and we are $1,000,000
over budget, we must cutback overall cost."
So they laid off the night watchman.
