A soldier was asked to report to headquarters for assignment. The sergeant said: "We have a critical shortage of typists. I'll give you a little test. Type this," he ordered, giving him a pamphlet to copy and a sheet of paper, and pointing to a desk across the room that held a typewriter and an adding machine.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

The man, quite reluctant to become a clerk typist, made a point of typing very slowly, and saw to it that his work contained as many errors as possible.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

The sergeant gave the typed copy only a brief glance.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

"That's fine," he said. "Report for work at 8 tomorrow."©OFFICEJOKES.NET

"But aren't you going to check the test?" the prospective clerk asked.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

The sergeant grinned. "You passed the test," he replied, "when you sat down at the typewriter instead of at the adding machine."