January 9, 2008 at 07:29:13

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Joke; Minimum Wage and worker relations

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A man owned a small farm in Manitoba. The Manitoba Dept. of Labour claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him.

'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the agent.

'Well,' replied the farmer, 'there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.

The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $150 per week plus free room and board.

Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of whiskey every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.'

'That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,' says the agent.


'Well, that would be me,' replied the farmer.

 

 

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