Bill Gates organized an enormous session to
recruit a new chairman for Microsoft Europe.
Five thousand candidates assembled in a large
room. One candidate is Ayodele, a Nigerian guy.
Bill Gates thanked all the candidates for coming
and asked those who do not know Java program
to leave. Two thousand candidates left the room.
Ayodele says to himself, “I do not know Java but
I have nothing to lose if I stay. I’ll give it a try.
Bill Gates asked the candidates who never had
experience of managing more than 100 people to
leave. Two thousand left the room. Ayo says to
himself “I never managed anybody but myself
but I have nothing to lose if I stay. What can
happen to me? So he stays. Then Bill Gates
asked the candidates who do not have
management diploma to leave. Five hundred
people left the room.
Ayodele says to himself, “I left school at 15 but
what have I to lose? So he stays in the room.
Lastly, Bill asked the candidates who do not
speak Serb-Croatian to leave. 498 candidates left
the room. Ayodele says to himself, “I do not
speak Serb-Croatian 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 Serb-Croatian, so I’d like to hear you
have a conversation together in that language.
Calmly, Ayodele turns to the other candidate
and says “Wahala dey o!”. The other candidate
answers “Oga, na wa o!” Bill Gates “You are
both hired”. Don’t you just love Nigerians. Any
day, anytime, anywhere, they never give up.