> > > >Bill Gates decides to organize an enormous session of recruitment to select a new >Chairman of Microsoft Europe. > > > >The 5000 candidates are all assembled in a large room. > > > >One of the candidates is Maurice Cohen, a little Parisian Tunisian Jew. > > > >Bill Gates thanks all the candidates for coming and asks that all those who >do not know the program language JAVA to rise and leave. > > > >2000 people rise and leave the room. > > > >Maurice Cohen says to himself "I do not know this language but what have I >got to lose if I stay - I'll give it a try" > > >Bill Gates asks all the candidates who have never had experience of team >management of more than 100 people to rise and leave the room. > > > > > >2000 people rise and leave the room. > > > > > >Maurice Cohen says to himself "I have never managed anybody but myself but >what have I got to lose if I stay? What can happen to me? So he stays. > > > > > >Bill Gates asks all the candidates who do not have excellent management to >rise and leave. > > > > > >500 people rise and leave the room. > > > > > >Maurice Cohen says to himself "I left school at 15 but what have I got to >lose if I stay?" So he stays in the room. > > > >Lastly, Bill Gates asks all the candidates who do not sperak Serbo-Croat to >rise and leave. > > > >Maurice Cohen says to himself "I do not speak Serbo-Croat but what the >hell, >Have I got anything to lose?" So he stays in the room. > > > >He finds himself alone with one other candidate - everyone else has gone. > > > >Bill Gates joins them and says "Apparently you are the only two candidates >two speak Serbo-Croat, so I'd now like to hear you both have a little >conversation in that language" > > > >Calmly Maurice turns to the other candidate and says to him "Barouch ata >Adonai". > > > >The other candidate answers "Elohenou melech haolam...." > > >