The Raise

One morning, John walked into his boss’s office and said, “Sir, I’ll be straight with you. I know the economy isn’t great, but I have over three companies after me, and I would like to respectfully ask for a raise.”

After a few minutes of haggling the boss finally agreed to a 5% raise, and John happily got up to leave. Just as he was getting up, the boss asked, “By the way, which three companies are after you?” And John replied, “The Electric Company, the Water Company, and Phone Company.”