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Tomato Story
Minggu, 14 September 2008
A Jobless man applied for the position of 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
'You are employed' he said. Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.
The man replied 'But I don't have a computer, neither an email'.
'I'm sorry', said the HR manager. If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job.'
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.
The man replied, 'I don't have an email.'
The broker answered curiously, 'You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?'
The man thought for a while and replied,
'Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!'
Moral of the story
Moral 1
Internet is not the solution to your life.
Moral 2
If you don't have Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire.
Moral 3
If you received this message by email, you are closer to being an office boy/girl, than a millionaire. ..
Atau kalau saya terjemahkan secara bebas
Seorang laki2 pengangguran melamar sebagi tukang pembersih di Microsoft. Personalia mengetest dia (membersihkan lantai) dan menginterview.Lalu dia mengatakan "anda diterima, berikan email anda, kami akan mengirim
dokumen yang diperlukan.
Laki2 itu bilang bahwa dia tidak memiliki komputer dan juga email. Personalia lalu mengatakan bahwa tanpa email, laki2 tersebut tidak exsist secara virtual dan tidak bisa dipekerjakan.
Laki2 itu meninggalkan gedung dengan kecewa dan hanya memiliki $10 di kantong. Dia lalu pergi ke Supermarket terdekat dan membeli 10 kg tomat. Lalu dijualnya tomat tersebut door to door dan habis dalam 2 jam. Dengan demikian dia melipat gandakan kapital nya. Lalu diulangnya aksi tersebut sebanyak 3 kali dan akhirnya memiliki uang sebanyak $160. Dengan itu dia sadar, bahwa dia bisa bertahan hidup dengan cara itu.
Lalu dikerjakannya dengan sungguh2. Setiap hari dia dapat melipat gandakan kapitalnya. Setelah beberapa waktu dia membeli mobil dan mendistribusikan dagangannya dengan mobil tersebut. Dalam 5 tahun dia bisa menguasai Supermarket Chain terbesar di USA.
Dia mulai memikirkan masa depan dan ingin membuat asuransi untuk keluarganya. Dipanggilnya sales asuransi dan membicarakan rencananya. Seusai pembicaraan sales tersebut menanyakan email laki2 tersebut. Dia menjawab lagi, bahwa dia tidak memiliki komputer dan email adress. Sales tersebut berkata:
"Aneh, anda membangun perusahaan besar, tapi tidak memiliki email. Bayangkan apa yang anda bisa perbuat jika anda memiliki komputer dan email." Laki2 itu menjawab: "Jadi tukang bersih2 di Microsoft"
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Lesson 1: Internet tidak bisa menyelamatkan diri anda
Lesson 2: Kalau anda ingin kerja di Microsoft anda perlu Email-address
Lesson 3: Tanpa Internet anda bisa menjadi miliarder dengan kerja keras
Lesson 4: Karena anda menerima cerita ini dengan email, kemungkinan anda
menjadi tukang bersih2 akan lebih besar daripada menjadi miliarder ;)
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