this was told to us by our accounting lecturer. i think it’s quite hilarious!
the story goes, that the owner of a company wanted to retire and was looking for a chief executive officer (ceo). he had shortlisted 4 candidates – a journalist, an engineer, a lawyer and an accountant. he decided to choose his ceo based on the answers they had for just one question
with the journalist.
owner: what is 2 and 2?
journalist: you put 2 and 2 together, you get 22!
owner: thank you.with the engineer.
owner: what is 2 and 2?
(engineer takes out a calculator and after a while)
engineer: the answer is between 3.99999… and 4.09999…
owner: very precise, thank you.with the lawyer.
owner: what is 2 and 2?
lawyer: based on the case of X vs. Y, 2 and 2 was proven to be 4. so 2 and 2 is 4.
owner: really smart, thank you.with the accountant.
owner: what is 2 and 2?
(accountant stands up, closes the door, comes back and whispers)
accountant: how much do you want it to be?
