Humor - Consultants At Work

A shepherd was out tending to his flock one afternoon. Down the country road came a sleek black convertible Mercedes. The driver, wearing an Armani suit, Cole Haan loafers, and Ray-Ban sunglasses, got out of the car and approached the shepherd. He said to the shepherd, "If I can tell you how many sheep you have, will you give me one?" The shepherd said, "Sure." The man went back to his car, hooked up his Dell laptop computer to his mobile phone, dialed in to an aerial website, and scanned the area. Then he went into his Excel program and performed calculations from a very complicated program, subsequently printing out several charts.

He went back over to the shepherd and said, "You have 1586 sheep." The shepherd said, "That is correct. You may take a sheep." The man picked one up and began walking back to his Mercedes. The shepherd said to him, "If I can guess your profession, can I have my sheep back?" The man said, "Sure. The shepherd said, "You're a Consultant!"

The man said, "Yes, but how did you know?" The shepherd said, "For three reasons: one, you came here without being asked to; two, you charged me a sheep for telling me something I already knew; and three, you don't know a thing about what I do because you just took my dog."

Moral of the Story: Make sure you're not paying for worrthless infomation. Hire consultants who can make youre business more effective and productive.