Managing the Managers
This conversation was overheard in the corridor of the offices of a large firm. Needless to say, the speakers were lady clerks—
“He’s given me such a fearful telling-off,” said one; “just because I couldn’t find him his copy of ‘Who’s Who.’”
“Pooh! Don’t cry, you little silly. You’ve got to manage him. When you’ve been here six weeks, like I have, you’ll jolly well tell him to buy a copy of ‘Where’s Which,’ and find his old ‘Who’s Who’ himself!”