A hands on boss thought he would check how the latest intake of sales staff were managing their first work day
He announced over the PA to finish up 1 hour early and to meet in the canteen
Walking around he asked each to give brief details of their day
He heard
"10 customers 8 sales" with a few variations
However one person said 1 customer
"Only one?"
"Yes sir but I sold him about 25 items"
"Still one customer, how much did he spend?"
"A little over $45,000 sir and he's coming back tomorrow for about another $30,000 worth of stuff"
"Good god what did you sell him?"
"Well I started with a small fish hook. He said he didn't think he would catch much with that. So we moved onto larger hooks, tackle boxes, rods, reels, eskies, outfits. When he mentioned he didn't really want to stand at the edge of a lake all day I took him to the boating department and he bought a runnerabout with trailer"
"And tomorrow?"
"Well he said he didn't think his car would be able to tow the boat so we went to the automotive department and he picked out a car and they are fitting a towbar now"
"That's amazing. Well done. And all he came in for was a fish hook. Stand up please" Turning to the rest of the staff he pointed to the salesman "This ladies and gentlemen is what being a salesperson is all about. From a $5 hook to $45,000 plus sales"
"Excuse me sir he didn't come here for a fish hook"
"But you said"
"Sir he came in for some tampons for his girlfriend and I said Well your weekend just went down the drain. What do you think about fishing?"