The owner of a large department store went over hisbooks and discovered that his most trusted employee had stolenover a million dollars from the firm．“I want no scandal，” saidthe owner．“I'll just fire you．” The employee replied，“True，I robbed your firm of quitea tidy sum． I now have yachts， a country mansion， jewelry，and every luxury you can think of． I don't need a thing， sowhy hire somebody else and have him start from scratch？”

一家大百货店的老板在查帐中发现，他最信任的雇员从公司偷走了一百多万美元。“我不要丑闻。”老板说。“我只要开除你。”那个雇员回答说：“不错，我是偷了你公司相当一大笔钱。现在我有游艇、一座乡村别墅、珠宝，以及你能想到的一切 奢侈品。我什么都不需要了，你为什么要再雇个人来，让他从头做起呢？”