the return of the Light Bulb Salesman page 4

the return of the Light Bulb Salesman page 4 by ric gustafson


Jack knocked on Mr Kincaide's office door.
" Come in".
He entered and noticed how dark it was without lights or lamps.
" Sit down Jack" he said as he gave him a strange stare. " You wanted to see me".
Jack walked quietly up to the desk and put a small pile of paper on it. " I have had numerous complaints about your low wattage light bulbs".
He grinned. " Like what?".
" Customers are having trouble seeing and they are falling down and getting hurt".
He stared at the pile of complaints. " Jack, profits are way up and that interests me more than customer loyalty".
" Mr Kincaide, you care more about profits than your customers".
" Of course" he replied with a cackle. " I always think about the bottom line".
There was a knock on the door
" Come in".
The door opened to reveal RJ Sullivan, the President and CEO of the company. He squinted in the semi darkness. " Glen, I was listening outside".
" Sir, I was just talking to Jack".
" Glen, I heard you say you did not care about our customers at all".
" Sir, you promoted me to start making a profit for this company".
Mr Sullivan walked over and picked up the pile of complaints. " Glen, this company is successful because of it's loyal customers not because of profits".
" Mr Sullivan, I can explain".
" Glen, I am promoting Jack to run this department". He glanced at his watch. " You have one hour to pack up and get out".
Glen bitterly stormed out of the office.
Mr Sullivan smiled as he walked over and opened the door. " Make me proud Jack".
Jack took a light bulb out of his bag, unscrewed the old one that was in the desk lamp, screwed in the new one and light flooded and warmed the room.

The End


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