- Location
- Longmont, Colorado
A man owned a small tree service in Oregon. The Department of Consumer & Employment Protection heard that he was not paying proper wages to his employees and sent an agent down to interview him.
'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the agent.
'Well,' replied the tree guy, 'there's my ground guy who's been with me for 3 years.
I pay him $400 a week plus free room and board.
The climber has been here for 18 months, and I pay him $450 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 $50 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night. He also gets to sleep with my wife occasionally.'
'That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,' says the agent.
'That would be me,' replied the tree guy.
'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the agent.
'Well,' replied the tree guy, 'there's my ground guy who's been with me for 3 years.
I pay him $400 a week plus free room and board.
The climber has been here for 18 months, and I pay him $450 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 $50 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night. He also gets to sleep with my wife occasionally.'
'That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,' says the agent.
'That would be me,' replied the tree guy.