The Cannibals

A great story of the role of management

Recently, a large corporation hired several cannibals to increase
their diversity. "You are all part of our team now," said the Human
Resources rep during the welcoming briefing. "You get all the usual
benefits and
you can go to the cafeteria for something to eat, but please don't eat any
employees"
The cannibals promised they would not
Four weeks later their boss remarked, "You're all working very hard
and I'm satisfied with your work. We have noticed a marked increase in the
whole company's performance. However, one of our secretaries has
disappeared.
Do any of you know what happened to her?"

The cannibals all shook their heads, "No"

After the boss had left, the leader of the cannibals said to the
others,
"Which one of you idiots ate the secretary?" A hand rose hesitantly.
"You fool!" the leader continued. "For four weeks we've been eating
managers and no one noticed anything. But NOW, you had to go and eat
someone who actually does something!