I got up earlier today, sir!

The boss told Mulla Nasrudin that if he could not get to work on time, he would be fired. So the Mulla went to the doctor, who gave him a pill. The Mulla took the pill, slept well, and was awake before he heard the alarm clock. He dressed and ate breakfast leisurely.

Later he strolled into the office, arriving half an hour before his boss. When the boss came in, the Mulla said:

”Well, I didn’t have any trouble getting up this morning.”

”THAT’S GOOD,” said Mulla Nasrudin’s boss, ”BUT WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?”

Your letter of Recommendation

The boss was asked to write a reference for Mulla Nasrudin whom he was dismissing after only one week’s work. He would not lie, and he did not want to hurt the Mulla unnecessarily. So he wrote:

”TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MULLA NASRUDIN WORKED FOR US FOR ONE WEEK, AND WE ARE SATISFIED.”

Coming late at work

”What’s the idea of coming in here late every morning, Mulla?” asked the boss.

”IT’S YOUR FAULT, SIR,” said Mulla Nasrudin. ”YOU HAVE TRAINED ME SO THOROUGHLY NOT TO WATCH THE CLOCK IN THE OFFICE, NOW I AM IN THE HABIT OF NOT LOOKING AT IT AT HOME.”

Asking for a Raise

The wife of Mulla Nasrudin told him that he had not been sufficiently explicit with the boss when he asked for raise.

”Tell him,” said the wife, ”that you have seven children, that you have a sick mother you have to sit up with many nights, and that you have to wash dishes because you can’t afford a maid.”

Several days later Mulla Nasrudin came home and announced he had been fired.

”THE BOSS,” explained Nasrudin, ”SAID I HAVE TOO MANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.”