Fresh out of business school, the young man
answered a want
ad for an accountant. Now he was being interviewed by
a very
nervous man who ran a small business that he had started
himself.
“I need someone with an accounting degree,” the man said.
“But
mainly, I’m looking for someone to do my worrying for
me.”
“Excuse me?” the accountant said.
“I worry about a lot of things,” the
man said. “But I don’t want to
have
to worry about money. Your
job will be to take all the money worries
off
my back.”
“I
see,” the accountant said. “And how much does the job pay?”
“I’ll
start you at eighty thousand.”
“Eighty thousand dollars!” the
accountant exclaimed. “How can such a
small business afford a sum like
that?”
“That,” the owner said, “is your first worry.”