Last week I had to fire my Secretary.
Last week was my birthday and I didn’t feel very well waking up on that morning. I went downstairs for breakfast hoping my girl would be pleasant and say: "Happy Birthday!", and possibly have a small present for me.
As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone “Happy Birthday". I thought… Well, that’s marriage for you, but the kids…. They will remember. My kids came bounding down stairs to breakfast and didn’t say a word.
So when I left for the office, I felt pretty depressed.
As I walked into my office, my secretary Jane said: "Good Morning Boss, and by the way Happy Birthday!” It felt a little better that at least someone had remembered.
I worked until one o’clock, when Jane knocked on my door and said, "You know, it’s such a beautiful day outside, and it is your Birthday, what do you say, shall we go out to lunch, just you and me"?
I said, "Thanks, Jane, that’s the greatest thing I’ve heard all day. Let’s go!”
We went to lunch. But we didn’t go where we normally would go. She chose instead a quiet bistro with a private table. We had two martinis each and I enjoyed the meal tremendously.
On the way back to the office, Jane said: "You know, it’s such a beautiful day… We don’t need to go straight back to the office, do we?”
I responded: "I guess not. What do you have in mind?”
She said: "Let’s drop by my apartment; it’s just around the corner."
After arriving at her apartment, Jane turned to me and said; "If you don’t mind, I’m going to step into the bedroom for just a moment. I’ll be right back".
"Ok." I nervously replied.
She went into the bedroom and after a couple of minutes, she came out carrying a huge birthday cake …
Followed by my wife, my kids, and dozens of my friends and co-workers, all singing "Happy Birthday".
And I just sat there…
On the couch…
N a k e d!!!
LOL, I didn’t see that one coming.