One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally fine.
At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Did I mention tha the driver was five feet three, thin and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing happened - Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the next.
This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo and all that good stuff.
By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong, and what's more, he felt really good about himself. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said, "Big John doesn't pay!", the driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, "And why not?!"
With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus pass."
Management Lesson:
Be sure there's a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.
At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Did I mention tha the driver was five feet three, thin and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing happened - Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the next.
This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo and all that good stuff.
By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong, and what's more, he felt really good about himself. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said, "Big John doesn't pay!", the driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, "And why not?!"
With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus pass."
Management Lesson:
Be sure there's a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.
6 comments:
doc mave, reading your blog through google reader, I notice there is extra line quote(God save the **) at the bottom of your post(not there if reading your blog directly). Is it intentional?
Luckily, it didn't cost 6 months and 22mil. Smart driver. LOL
What if Big John 'intended' to intimidate the bus driver in the first place? He's still taking advantage of the driver's fear.
and his bus card should be stamped!
but not by me, of course...
Lucky Big John was referring to his buspass and not something else all the martial arts in the world can't enlarge. **nudge nudge** :-P
sometime we need to ask until we get the answer or reason. Yeah, the size of Big John might be scary, when he step into ur bus, he needs ticket, ask why Big John doesn't pay? rather than spending time in solving the problem where in fact there was no problem.::))
M_oot,
I didn't know about the google thing. In fact I still don't know. Could U teach me how to find out?
William,
You are absolutely right.
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