Tunnu,
This definitely teaches us something.
Mani
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 1:55 AM, <tunn...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> *What is recession? *
>
> This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the
> roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of
> hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never
> watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was
> smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His
> sales and profit went up. He ordered more a more raw material and buns and
> sold more. He recruited more supporting staff to serve more customers. He
> started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and
> better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently
> graduated from college, joined his father.
>
> Then something strange happened.
>
> The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming
> our way?" The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The
> international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse.
> We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
>
> The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers,
> listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should
> not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his
> raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard, removed all
> the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as
> enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon,
> fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his Hotdog stand. And his sales
> started coming down rapidly and so did the profit. The father said to his
> son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle of a recession and crisis.
> I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
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