Harbor Freight tape measures come up short

[Benson]

Originally Posted by goodcar

Once had an annoying boss, didn't trust the help, had to measure everything we built. Got ahold of his tape measure and cut off the first inch, replaced the clip. Thought we were going to have to call 911 when he freaked out next time he started measuring our work---the joys of working for the railroad.

Back in 1990 our company got bought out by a series of Corporate Raiders.


First thing they did was hire a bunch of Snot Nosed college boys with MBAs. (1 or 2 for each major city).



MBA = "Master in Bean Accounting". (they hated that name)



Our company had Company purchased and maintained cars (was one of several companies that they bought).



One day the Bean Counter started to bitch in a meeting about the cost of the Company cars. He said that it was costing them 34 cents per mile.


Some of us had company cars and the rest were getting mileage to drive our own cars. They were paying us 17 cents a mile.


So I raised my hand asked if it is cost you 34 cents how come you are paying the rest of us 17?


"You sit down and shut up!"


In the next meeting one of us told the Bean Counter that we, as drivers, were saving the company money on mileage for both CAR programs but we never told them how we were doing it.


Finally one Bean Counter cornered one of the guys and he had to "Spill the beans".


"On all of the cars we moved the front seat forward one inch so that we get to our destination sooner!"




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