NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp., listens during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting on September 24, 2013 in New York City. Timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly, CGI brings together heads of state, CEOs, philanthropists and others to help find solutions to the world's major problems. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
Bill Gates organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe. 5000 candidates assembled in a large room. One candidate is Kantibhai Shah.
Bill Gates: Thank you for coming. Those who do not know JAVA may leave. 2000 people leave the room. Kantibhai says to himself, �I do not know JAVA but I have nothing to lose if I stay. Ill give it a try
Bill Gates: Candidates who never had experience of managing more than 100 people may leave. 2000 people leave the room. Kantibhai says to himself I never managed anybody by myself but I have nothing to lose if I stay. What can happen to me? So he stays.
Bill Gates: Candidates who do not have management diplomas may leave. 500 people leave the room. Kantibhai says to himself, I left school at 15 but what have I got to lose? So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who do not speak Serbo Croat to leave. 498 people leave the room. Kantibhai says to himself, I do not speak one word of Serbo Croat but what do I have to lose? So he stays and finds himself with one other candidate.
Everyone else has gone. Bill Gates joined them and said Apparently you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo Croat, so Id now like to hear you have a conversation together in that language. Calmly, Kantibhai turns to the other candidate and says `kem chho (“How are you?” ) The other candidate answers ek dam majama.. (“doing good”)
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