Tripp’s Tactful Employer
Under pressure from upper management, an employer needed to do one of his least comfortable tasks. He had to give one of his employees the old ‘shape up or ship out’ speech. At the end of the day he called the problem employee into his office, and—not wishing to offend—said, “Tripp, you have worked here for quite some time. Throughout our working relationship, I couldn’t help but notice that your unique skill set does not necessarily match those of the position for which you are presently employed. Tripp, you may want to prepare yourself to seek out some other opportunities that better suit your particular talents.”
Once dismissed, Tripp raced home to tell his wife the startling news! He said, “I just got done talking to my boss! He told me that I’m overqualified for my job and need to prepare myself for a promotion.”