| One typical day in the office, Mr. Boss calls a meeting | | | | situation, Mr. IT calls the store manager to register his |
| with Mr. IT to describe the task he would like to have | | | | dissatisfaction with what has been delivered, and the |
| completed. Mr. Boss starts by saying he has budgeted | | | | store manager sends more clerks out to gather items |
| some money for a simple project that involves going | | | | that are not defective. Mr. IT examines the new items |
| to the store to pick up a t-shirt, a pair of shoe laces, | | | | brought to him, and sees that the t-shirt and popcorn |
| and a small bag of popcorn. After a brief discussion, | | | | are fine, but there is only one shoe lace instead of two. |
| Mr. IT assures Mr. Boss that his department can take | | | | The clerk who brought the shoe lace tells Mr. IT that |
| care of the task right away. Mr. IT takes the money | | | | he inadvertently left the other shoe lace on the desk in |
| from Mr. Boss, and heads out to accomplish the | | | | the manager's office, and Mr. IT can go to the office to |
| assignment. Mr. IT goes to the garage to get the car | | | | get the other shoe lace after completing his purchase. |
| he will be driving to the store, only to learn that the only | | | | Mr. IT pays for the items he has, and takes the sales |
| car available has a manual transmission, and the | | | | receipt to the store manager's office to retrieve the |
| company has scheduled a class to teach several | | | | other shoe lace. As Mr. IT enters the office, the missing |
| employees how to drive a stick shift. Mr. IT is informed | | | | shoe lace is indeed on the desk in plain sight, but as he |
| that he must wait for the class to be completed | | | | reaches out to pick it up, the store manager appears |
| before he can have the car to complete his task. | | | | and asks him what he is doing in the office. Mr. IT |
| Several hours pass, and the automobile is finally made | | | | shows the manager his purchase receipt, and points |
| available to Mr. IT. When he gets the car, he learns | | | | out that he has come into the office to retrieve the |
| that it is very low on fuel, so he will have to budget the | | | | other shoe lace he has paid for. The store manager |
| time and money to refuel the car at a gas station on | | | | tells Mr. IT that this office is private, and he cannot |
| his way to the store, and he will have to spend a | | | | allow people to come in and take things out of the |
| significant portion of the money he got from Mr. Boss | | | | office without first checking with the people in his store |
| to buy enough fuel for the car to complete the | | | | to verify the story. After several phone calls and |
| assignment. Already behind schedule, Mr. IT rushes to | | | | meetings, the store manager verifies that the shoe |
| the convenience store to purchase the three items on | | | | lace was put in his office by a store clerk, and Mr. IT |
| his list. When he arrives at the store, he is told by the | | | | was sent there to get it. |
| clerk that this store has shoe laces and popcorn, but | | | | Now that Mr. IT is long past due back at his own |
| does not carry t-shirts. Thinking fast, Mr. IT grabs a bag | | | | office, he jumps into the car and races back toward |
| of popcorn and a pair of shoe laces, and gives them | | | | work. Three blocks short of his destination, Mr. IT's |
| to the clerk for check out. When the clerk tries to ring | | | | automobile runs our of fuel, and he has to ask some |
| up the purchase, he scans the bar codes on the items, | | | | people passing by to help him push the car back to the |
| and the register shows a total of $200 for the items. | | | | parking lot. When he arrives to confront Mr. Boss, Mr. |
| Mr. IT tells the clerk that this price cannot possibly be | | | | IT delivers the items he bought, and tries to explain the |
| right for popcorn and shoe laces. The clerk tries again, | | | | unforeseen troubles he had in carrying out what Mr. |
| and gets the same results. Mr. IT asks the clerk to ring | | | | Boss perceived to be the simplest of tasks. Mr. Boss |
| up the purchase manually, but the clerk says he does | | | | listens to the explanation with no small amount of |
| not have any way to ring up a purchase manually. Mr. | | | | skepticism, but decides to look over the goods that Mr. |
| IT decides to put the items back on the shelf and go | | | | IT has brought back. On viewing the purchased items, |
| to a different place to purchase the items he needs. | | | | Mr. Boss tells Mr. IT that he bought the wrong brand of |
| He calls ahead on his cell phone to the next store, and | | | | popcorn, and brought back the wrong color of shoe |
| is assured by the person on the other end that this | | | | laces. Mr. Boss says he is very disappointed that Mr. IT |
| store carries all three items at an acceptable price. | | | | has proven to be so inept at carrying out such an |
| With this new information at hand, Mr. IT rushes to the | | | | easy assignment, and wonders what would have |
| next store before it closes to purchase his items. The | | | | happened if he had given Mr. IT a more difficult task to |
| clerks at this new store are eager to have Mr. IT's | | | | accomplish. Mr. Boss decides to fire Mr. IT, and replace |
| business, so they send out some clerks to gather up | | | | him with someone he believes to be better suited to |
| the items and bring them to the cash register. Mr. IT is | | | | accomplish the company's goals. Unfortunately for Mr. |
| about to purchase the items when he notices a big | | | | Boss, the new Mr. IT lives and works in India, and |
| hole in the t-shirt, popcorn leaking from the bag, and dirt | | | | cannot speak English. Is anyone interested in becoming |
| all over the shoe laces. Getting frustrated with the | | | | Mr. IT?. |