A highly successful Human Resources Manager was knocked down, tragically, by a bus and was killed. Her soul arrived at the Pearly Gates, where St. Peter welcomed her.
“Before you get settled in” he said, “We have a little problem…you see, we’ve never had a Human Resources Manager make it this far before and we’re not really sure what to do with you.”
“Oh, I see,” said the woman, “Can’t you just let me in?” “Well, I’d like to,” said St Peter, “But I have higher orders. We’re instructed to let you have a day in hell and a day in heaven, and then you are to choose where you’d like to go for all eternity.”
“Actually, I think I’d prefer heaven”, said the woman.
“Sorry, we have rules…” at which St. Peter put the HR Manager into the downward bound elevator. As the doors opened in hell she stepped out onto a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club; around her were many friends… past fellow executives, all smartly dressed, happy, and cheering for her. They ran up and kissed her on both cheeks, and they talked about old times. They played a perfect round of golf and afterwards went to the country club where she enjoyed a superb steak and lobster dinner. She met the Devil (who was actually rather nice) and she had a wonderful night telling jokes and dancing. Before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everyone shook her hand and waved goodbye as she stepped into the elevator. The elevator went back up to heaven where St.
Peter was waiting for her.
“Now it’s time to spend a day in heaven,” he said. So she spent the next 24 hours lounging around on clouds, playing the harp and singing… which was almost as enjoyable as her day in hell. At the day’s end St. Peter returned.
“So,” he said, “You’ve spent a day in hell and you’ve spent a day in heaven”.
“You must choose between the two.” The woman thought for a second and replied, “Well, heaven is certainly lovely, but I actually had a better time in hell”. “I choose hell.”
Accordingly, St. Peter took her to the elevator again and she went back down to hell. When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. She saw her friends dressed in rags, picking up rubbish and putting it in old sacks.
The Devil approached and put his arm around her.
“I don’t understand,” stuttered the HR Manager, “Yesterday I was here, and there was a golf course, and a country club. We ate lobster, and we danced and had a wonderful happy time. Now all there is, is just a dirty wasteland of garbage and all my friends look miserable.”
The Devil simply looked at her and smiled, “Yesterday we were recruiting you, today you’re staff.”
vishesh
•15 years ago
lol,that was nice 😉
symbolicgodzilla
•15 years ago
So true to life though…
SanityFound
•15 years ago
Yeah I was in HR at one point in my long career and this so describes the company I worked for!
froggywoogie
•15 years ago
How true!!!!! But there is a justice: sometimes they think recruiting an angel and they get a new devil hahaha
SanityFound
•15 years ago
OMG How true, scary!
Nikhil
•15 years ago
Awesome! Quite an unexpected twist!
The silent reader finally comments for the first time! 😀
I don’t know why, can’t explain it… 😀
Joy
•15 years ago
It’s true that things aren’t always what they appear to be isn’t it?? This is a great one.
SanityFound
•15 years ago
Nikhil *falls off chair* the mystery unravels!!! welcome to my world of insanity!
Joy – I think it is to keep us from being bored, I am hoping this is the reason because otherwise it is just sick!
thatdudeyouknow
•15 years ago
I’ve heard this about politicians – yesterday it was an election campaign.
SanityFound
•15 years ago
Now that sounds interesting – send or post am always up for a laugh!
nathaliewithanh
•15 years ago
I used to be a manager. Your story about sums it up! I hope I have enough time to redeem myself before I croak otherwise it will be hell. Purgatory perhaps. Heaven? I’d need a hundred years.
I bet the owner of the business I used to manage talks St Peter into letting her stay in Heaven. She’s that good. She would give St. Peter regular performance evaluations and it would result in much better heaven productivity.
glaize
•15 years ago
So when you’re one of them, all the good things went poof, huh? I can relate to that in the real world 😀
ilegirl
•15 years ago
That is fabulous!
A broad
•15 years ago
oh so funny so late at night…thanks for the good laugh before I turn in…sent a friend from Buenos Aires to your site and she mailed me to tell me about the good joke you had put on today! good one doll…
cordieb
•15 years ago
Ha ha. Everybody knows the devil is a liar! Don’t fall for the tricks. Good laugh filled with reality. Thanks for sharing. PLL, CordieB.
SanityFound
•15 years ago
Nathaliewithanh be rest assured I will be keeping you company in purgatory for it is the same with me hmm those poor souls I hired eish
Glaize yers sad no? lol I have worked with the devil herself she exists.
Ilegirl 😀
A broad Hello to Buenos Aires and glad you had a good laugh before you slept – it was just too good to keep to myself!
CordieB The best jokes are always those that have too much reality within them, they are the ones we laugh the hardest to!