A Midwestern phone company was hiring a new team of telephone pole installers. Two teams applied: one from the country and one from the city.
The boss said, “We’ll have a competition. Each team will install poles along the new road. Whoever installs the most poles gets the job.”
Both teams headed out.
At the end of the shift, the country team returned first. The boss asked, “How many poles did you put in?”
“Twelve,” they replied.
About 45 minutes later, the city team trudged back, looking exhausted.
“How many poles did you put in?” the boss asked.
“Three,” their leader admitted, wiping his brow.
“Three? The country guys put in twelve!” the boss exclaimed.
“Yeah,” said the city leader, “but you should see how much they left sticking out!”
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