GOVERNMENT NIGHT WATCHMAN
Added on: 4th Jul 2016
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
HAS A VAST SCRAP YARD
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT.
THE CONGRESSMAN WHOSE DISTRICT
IT'S IN SAYS SOMEONE MIGHT STEAL
FROM IT AT NIGHT,
SO CONGRESS CREATES A NIGHT WATCHMAN,
GS-4 POSITION AND HIRES A
PERSON FOR THE JOB.
THEN THE CONGRESSMAN ASKS,
"HOW DOES THE WATCHMAN
DO HIS JOB WITHOUT INSTRUCTION?"
SO CONGRESS CREATES A PLANNING POSITION
AND HIRES TWO PEOPLE,
ONE PERSON TO WRITE THE INSTRUCTIONS,
A GS-12 AND ONE PERSON
TO DO TIME STUDIES, A GS-11.
"HOW WILL WE KNOW THE
NIGHT WATCHMAN IS DOING
THE TASKS CORRECTLY?"
THE CONGRESSMAN ASKS.
SO CONGRESS CREATES A
QUALITY CONTROL POSITION
AND HIRES A GS-9 TO DO QUALITY CONTROL
STUDIES AND A GS-11 TO
WRITE THE REPORTS.
THEN THE CONGRESSMAN ASKS
"HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GET PAID?"
SO CONGRESS AUTHORIZES A
POSITIONS OF TIMEKEEPER,
GS-9, AND PAYROLL OFFICER, GS-11
AND TWO PEOPLE ARE HIRED
TO FILL THE SLOTS.
"WHO WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE
FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE?"
THE CONGRESSMAN ASKS.
SO THEY HIRE THREE PEOPLE
AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, GS-13,
AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER GS-12
AND A LEGAL SECRETARY, A GS-8.
ON THE EVE OF THE NEXT ELECTION
SEASON THE CONGRESSMAN
LOOKS AT THE COST AND SAYS,
"WE HAVE HAD THIS COMMAND
IN OPERATION FOR ONE YEAR
AND WE ARE $40,000 OVER BUDGET.
WE MUST CUTBACK OVERALL COSTS."
SO THEY LAY OFF THE NIGHT WATCHMAN.
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