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> An unemployed man goes to apply for a job with Microsoft as
> a janitor.
> The manager there arranges for him to take an
> aptitude test (Section:Floors, sweeping and cleaning).
>...
It would bet that the joke was inspired by Somerset Maugham's excellent short story "The Verger", featuring a man who is illiterate.
I found an online version of the Somerset Maugham short story here. In my opinion, it's well worth taking 10 minutes of your time to read.