The new Plant Manager called the troops together to tell them how he operated and the expectations he had from each & every one of them. His talk was stern with his tone loud & very aggressive. He noticed that there was a young man standing off to the side of the room and it didn't look like the young man was paying much attention to the Plant Manager's talk.

The Plant Manager walked over to the young man & confronted him. "How much money do you make in a week?"

The young man replied: "$400 a week".

The Plant Manager told everyone to stay put & he would be back in a minute to demonstrate how serious he was with his methods. A short while later, the Plant Manager returned and handed the young man some money. "Here is $1200, which is this week's pay & 2 weeks severance. Now leave this company right now." The young man put the money in his pocket & left.

The Plant Manager returned to the front of the room and stated that if anyone else didn't want to follow his demands for performance & behavior, they could leave right now. No one moved. The Plant Manager than asked the group: "What job did that young man do. Who can tell me what his duties were?"

Way in the back of the room, a woman raised her hand. The Plant Manager asked in a stern voice: "so what did that young man do?"

The woman replied: "He brought the pizzas today."