Thanks to: Scott Greenville OH USA.

The manager of a large office asked a new employee to come into his office. "What is your name?," was the first thing the manager asked. "John," the new guy replied. The manager scowled. "Look, I don't know what kind of a namby-pamby place you worked at before, but I don't call anyone by their first name! It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority," he said. "I refer to my employees by their last name only - Smith, Jones, Baker - that's all. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?" The new guy sighed and said, "Darling. My name is John Darling." The manager said, "Okay, John, the next thing I want to tell you..."   

    一个大公司的经理叫一个新来的伙计来他的办公室.

    "你叫什么名字?" 经理首先问道.

    "约翰," 新来的小伙子回答.

    经理皱了下眉,"你看, 我不知道你以前在什么鬼地方工作,但我从不叫人首名的! 这会显得太过亲热而失去威信." 他说. "我喜欢叫员工们他们的姓,例如,史密斯,琼斯,贝克之类.我们接着来,你的姓是什么?"

    新来的小伙子喃喃说道:"亲爱的,我的名字叫约翰.达令." (注: 达令的意思就是亲爱的.)

    经理说:" 好吧, 约翰,接下来我想告诉你..."