Job Interview

A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for

the same job. The interviewer calls in the mathematician and

asks “What do two plus two equal?” The mathematician

replies “Four.” The interviewer asks “Four,

exactly?” The mathematician looks at the interviewer

incredulously and says “Yes, four, exactly.” Then the

interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same

question “What do two plus two equal?” The accountant

says “On average, four – give or take ten percent, but

on average, four.” Then the interviewer calls in the

economist and poses the same question “What do two plus

two equal?” The economist gets up, locks the door, closes

the shade, sits down next to the interviewer and says

“What do you want it to equal?”