A poor man applied to be a janitor at a large company

A poor man applied to be a janitor at a large company

[@marilynflores2627]

This is a beautiful story!I am a senior and struggle with all this technology!I still want to use the mail and I still like to keep a paper trail of all or most of my transactions! I still want to use my brain!There is such joy in interacting with people of all ages!Thank you for sharing your story

[@Paulg865]

I am not a senior but a middle aged person, and still struggle with all the technology. I have more in common with my parents than the new generation. Every new generation coming from now on will keep getting outdated faster and faster. We might not be able to get by as well in seniors years as you are able to now. Just my 2 cents.

[@tiggywinkle1000]

"I am a senior and struggle with all this technology" No, you are probably just lazy. Make an effort!

[@Paulg865]

@@tiggywinkle1000 stop being insensitive and moron, just because you can be anonymous here. Time flies by fast and age catches up with everyone. Your time is coming too.

[@tiggywinkle1000]

​@@Paulg865 No that's a lame excuse for laziness. I'm in my mid-60's. Still working in electronics, too.

[@tiggywinkle1000]

@@mikemcgown6362"new technology makes people think less about real life and gives them lazy brains." ​ No that's a lame excuse for laziness. I'm in my mid-60's. Still working in electronics, too.

[@vickishure9691]

Beautiful man for living a simple life !!!!!

[@chance1986]

This is a modern re-telling of Somerset Maugham's short story "The Verger", about a man who was fired from his position of church verger because he couldn't read. So he opened a tobacco shop with his meager savings. Then another shop, and another, and eventually began a wealthy businessman. Years later he was asked by a banker what he might have accomplished in life if he had been able to read. The man said "I'd be verger of St. Peter's church".

[@kenholmes1976]

Yes I remember this story

[@beccabbea2511]

Yes I recognised it too.

[@debicon1956]

I didn't recognize it but it had the ring of an ironic story/joke

[@wrwhiteal]

Instead he gave lung cancer to thousands.

[@chance1986]

@@wrwhiteal Hey, it's business.

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Could do the story today but with a smart phone . - “I don’t have a phone” . Great , you’re hired ; finally someone who won’t play with a phone all day .

[@jeremyashford2145]

I am 62 and have never been owned by a cell phone.

[@winstonpoole9906]

@@jeremyashford2145 ,not a misprint, Jeremy.👏👏👏

[@BlackSheeproadstar]

@@jeremyashford2145 Good for you; I'm 68 and still don't have a cell phone.

[@lesleyhawes6895]

I don' own a smart phone, and at the moment am being treated like a non-person by my electricity company and also the census. I'm 77, well annoyed, but don't know what to do. Suppose I could try selling apples?

[@deborahduthie4519]

I do not have a computer or cellular phone, only a landline and an IPad. I put myself through 15 years of university and I do as I please. I feel fulfilled with no Cell phone or Broadband connection fees, I have no debt. I would not have achieved this state of mind, if I spent my time paying out to ‘keep up with the Joneses’.

[@paulorchard7960]

Well said, I was educated in the 70s and never had email until I became disabled after a work accident 10 years ago! I now keep busy, have lots of interests and enjoy exploring the wealth of information available online, but, was I deprived before, no, just a different place to be!

[@mikemcgown6362]

I'm in the same boat. I've always had an email account and always got hacked. I remember growing up without computers and cable TV. Was I lazy and stupid? Maybe, but I did make it to Assistant Manager at a restaurant in my senior year of high school. Later on when I got into the auto repair business I got ASE and GM certified. I also got to be an office assistant in a body shop. Then I went on to lead the body assembly line at a bus manufacturing company. Does that mean I'm lazy and stupid?

[@siriuslee9615]

I alway's tell people I don't have an email address because it's none of their business . Good story 👍🏼

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

Some times it is necessary for official purposes the story is not completely logical it is just a modern means of correspondence

[@sharonhoang]

Great story!

[@skinnerman100]

Agree

[@mikemcgown6362]

I have a Gmail account so I'm protected a bit by Google. I know it's not complete protection, but so far I haven't been hacked. I went without any email for over 2 1/2 years because of getting hacked.

[@danielfronc4304]

@@lakshmivaidyanathan2254 Having an email address is akin to leaving the front door of your house open. Yes, people may leave you information and opportunities but at the same time everything in your "house" (ie. your life) is open to scrutiny by anyone who wanders by, as it were. With talented peoples on the internet and dark web, there is nothing about you, your loved one's, and friends and family that cannot be accessed. I minimize any and all information that I have on the internet. And no, not everyone (indeed a plurality) need to conduct business or personal affairs which would exit your computer to go only god knows where.

[@sirenxo]

Why do I keep watching these?? They ALWAYS make me cry.

[@normanlabat5335]

If it makes you cry its only because you cry over lies.this is an old fictional story that has been re worked too many times to count over the years.

[@williewilliams5429]

Bless you! Beautiful Quotes and Stories!

[@sureshshah3829]

True.never leave after setback.try again and again you will get what you need

[@Cryptonymicus]

Myself, I always liked the Fractured Fairy Tales on the Bullwinkle Show.

[@catherinematrisotto6619]

Cryptonymicus yes those were some of the best.

[@chrisz8585]

OMG ! YES ! They were always my favorite part of the show !

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Military intelligence - sounds like a contradiction of terms

[@brianjacobsen5762]

Liked Mr Peabody and sherman.

[@spiritualmakarand6468]

Very inspiring video for people like us who are into business. Keep sending such beautiful stories.

[@bhanubhat1683]

True ,, people are. unnecessaryly. undermined for not being technically updated or unable to posses it, , heart touchinhg story and highly encouraging,

[@nemo227]

Excellent story; it gives us a wider perspective than what we might consider a "normal" perspective. In almost every situation there is more than we see or hear or imagine.

[@dr.craveyscrazystuff3984]

“The Verger,” W. Somerset Maugham

[@DevapriyaChoudhury]

I guess cigarettes would not sound nice today, so had to be replaced by email. Nevertheless, the original story was so much better and not so patronizing like this one.

[@warrenburroughs3025]

Yes, in plagiarising this story they managed to turn it in to complete bullshit. The Verger was a very good story but then it never pretended to be anything but a story. I keep wondering why the algorithm insists on sending this kind of crap my way. I almost never use the dislike button but this one is getting it.

[@cindajenkins5924]

That is a beautiful story.

[@rosiestewart870]

love this story. all too many people have no idea how the other half lives. i meet people who are shocked to learn that i have a land line, but no cel phone.

[@mikemcgown6362]

Me too until a few months ago!

[@BonsaiBarry-dh3pz]

Thanks, I needed that. I've had 8 years of curve balls.

[@sharondamarrell4488]

Praise Jesus 🙏😇💜🌈 thank you Jesus 🙏😇🌄

[@patriciawilliams5540]

Thank you. A beautiful story

[@ghff1963]

Indeed I will keep on moving am really encouraged

[@vivienemcbeanmitchell1109]

Beautiful story, email address dosen't make you the person who you are to become. Some times it only adds problems to your life.

[@jayalakshmir7260]

Very.good.teachings.for.our.children.tq.v.much.goodmoralsforallthe.people.tq.onceagain.for.ur.job.bestwishes

[@agod5608]

This is the difference between young people and old people. Experience costs lifetime. If the young would listen to the old, they could avoid many of the pitfalls.

[@garyhuck7837]

I loved it!

[@msrandom331]

This....was beautiful

[@conscienceboostup7813]

Praise-worthy !

[@CheshireCat-cm1si]

I'll be honest, I really wanted for the person who sold him insurance to be the same one who denied him a job. Sometimes the best revenge is becoming a better person than them.

[@tamimabdulgafoor405]

@Keith Christie That would too cruel , you know! I mean , this was a man who didn't go to the police for handing over these cruel people who didn't give him a job because he didn't have an email.So , I don't think he would do all of the things above ⬆⬆⬆ , he tried to make his own money without relying on anyone , too👌💲💲💲👨👨🤵🤵👆👆

[@patmalone761]

I love this story!

[@khaledtube1424]

Glory to God Almighty

[@piaschlomer8630]

So I have an email address and no problem with carrying out my household garbage myself So if I don't have an email address, who will take out my garbage? Maybe i am to tired to get it🤷🏼‍♀️

[@yvonnekissoon4686]

Great lesson!

[@ranjeetyadav5102]

when he went to take a life insurance I thought the girl will say a person without a email doesn't exist and then the man will say if there was no condition like that I would have taken a life insurance but I am dead, right? then give me the claim of my life insurance 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Edit - later on I thought about this joke and found that If he is dead he will couldn't take a life insurance. Gosh my joke got ruined...... 😢😢😢😢

[@maheswarisivasubramaniam2230]

1

[@rajanbabu636]

Old coffee in new cup, still feeling good. All the best

[@gregbenwell6173]

A few years back I applied for a job, then a couple days went by they called me in for an interview! I got into the interview and everything seemed to be going well, I answered the questions I was asked, stayed calm through a test they gave me and everything was looking "OK" when they (the boss and head of human resources) came in for the last round of questions they wanted to ask me!! The job I was applying for was electronics assembly work and I knew I aced the aptitude part of the test, and I flew through the first batch of questions no problem, in front of the head of human resources, BUT NOW the big boss wanted to talk to me and ask me a couple more things. And I was ready for the last session of question so I thought!! The big boss sat down across from me as they once more went over my work history and asked me a few more general questions about my views and outlook for the job. And I was honest with them, as I was before. Then at the end of the interview the boss looks at me and says: "The only other thing we need is access to your Facebook Account Screen Name!" and I just looked at both of them as though they were joking with me!! You see even though I own a computer, and I have been an avid computer user for years, I never signed up for a Facebook account!! I did at one point have a My Space account, but hadn't used it in years and by this time I was so "done" with "social media" that it never crossed my mind to bother opening another account on another platform like Facebook!! Besides the fact, I am not very "social" of a person anyhow to start with!! It isn't that I "hate people" I am just one of those people who most folks "never understand" so I am usually all alone and left to defend for myself, and I don't go out of my way to make new friends or be outgoing enough to start new friendships!! I am not a total introvert, but frankly because I never seem to "fit in" to social circles I seldom try to fit into normal "group" things and then my circle of friends IS very small and very limited of people I actually trust too! So they both looked at each other when I told them "I don't have a Facebook account!" and then the head of human resources said to me "We can't hire you without your Facebook information!"!! That is when I stood up still looking at them both!! As politely as I could I began to speak and I said: "OK I am sorry but I don't have a Facebook account and I am not planning on starting one either! I am a very private person and even if I intended to start a Facebook account I certainly wouldn't use my own name to do it!" at this point they both looked at me stunned as I continued to speak! "See I understand computers I have worked on them and with them for years, and I have learned ways to hack on them!" and further I stated "I had a boss that had his bank account hacked for $32,000 (which IS a true story in my past), so I don't trust what other hackers can do!" It was at this point I saw the look on the boss's face and the head of human resources as their eyes followed me as I walked towards the door, still talking!! And I now stated "If you can't understand the reason for my privacy or relate to my understanding of computers, then APPARENTLY I don't need to work for you that badly, when you demand I have a Facebook account that you can hold over my head!" It was then I reached to the door knob of the room and looking back at them both I thanked them for their time and walked out!! I was just walking into the lobby of the company offices when I heard a voice behind me, and as I turned I was confronted by the head of human resources! "Thank you for being polite, but if you still want the job you can have it!" he said as I stopped and turned to face him! I once more thanked him for his time, but I knew leaving there was still the best choice to make!!! In the end that same company two years later went out of business, and today it is another empty building in my area where a company used to exist!! The last I heard they had a hard time finding people to work there, and had a bad reputation as a company for employee turn over anyhow!! So glad I dodged that bullet myself!!

[@JB0528]

And yet, here you are, being very private, on a Google platform. Did you know, Mr. Hacker, that when you signed up for anything on Google that you consented to let them hold your data for at least 35 years and to let them put cookies on your device that will track pretty much everything that device does? But, really, I wonder why they didn't just look up your name on Faceface, what with having it on your resume. Then they could see you didn't have one and ask "why?". Very weird, all around.

[@samadhistate9637]

I also refuse to use Facebook or Instagram. I use gmail for my public email address, and protonmail for private. I use Google for searching the Web, but I also have a VPN and some other goodies to help protect my privacy and anonymity. I recently had to submit documents to the immigration department and they wanted to know my social media history as part proof of my relationship with someone. It was a major issue when I explained that I don't use social media.

[@samadhistate9637]

@John LaFever yes that's true, but they want SM that involves social communication between people, not comments on videos. E.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Line, etc.

[@bloominginrogers]

Greg Benwell l

[@mikemcgown6362]

I don't a Facebook account and never will. I'm not interested in sharing my personal information with the world!

[@deborahcrawford4693]

A setback is only setup for a comeback. You can give me a hi five on that!

[@belkea]

Inspirational!

[@bhaskark2385]

His reply to insurance agent as " because not having the email alone I became the millionaire" !

[@hamiltonparker6543]

An excellent story. I still take out the trash almost everyday. I am happy, but that is definitely an excellent story and I would hope that it would inspire people to never give up. By the way I am retired and I take the trash out for my wife, just a little FYI. Stay healthy, live long and prosper!!

[@gentlemendontspit7831]

I was about to delete this video. I'm so glad I watched it. How inspiring.

[@matthewhamlin392]

Dang now I feel special that I don't have Netflix, Hulu, or an actual internet connection. My internet is my phone so no hot spot for online gaming. I do have a email but hardly ever use it.

[@bethminer2222]

My granddaughter set one up for me years ago...I've never used it. Never told anyone I have it. I don't have internet in my home so why?

[@doctormorbius6430]

When I was a child, my idea of Heaven was that I would be able to know anything I wanted. The Internet is not Heaven, but it brings me closer to my goal. Cutting yourself off from such a fountain of information is your own great loss.

[@katieburke2902]

Just living his life on his own terms...so much respect...♡

[@melonie_peppers]

You still need an email

[@katieburke2902]

Is this t-bm-bm asking me this ?

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

@@melonie_peppers of course nothing wrong in it

[@TheBeingReal]

If he had $5 in the bank, the fees alone would have made it $0.

[@dawnwolfsong6400]

Not at Arvest.

[@amosmurabu2874]

Oh! Quite inspiring.

[@ronaldshank7589]

All it took for the man to succeed was a little bit of fruit...and then more...and more...and he ended up a Multi-Millionaire! He didn't need an "E-Mail"! He had the desire to succeed! All it takes to make a fire is the right fuel...and a little spark!

[@srisirishabennabhaktula7542]

Same thoughts here.

[@johnnyhs_ngnng5554]

An incredible story and the moral of the story is “if you have $5.00 don’t spend all, instead invest it. If you do it again you will be a rich man one day, like what the story has said. But, if you have enough do register for an email, because email will help to communicate with people worldwide, need not to say your wealth multiple by many fold. You know SPEED is magic.

[@theodoreroberts3407]

A very good story. For 18 years I taught many older people how to use computers. Still I hear a common theme, "I don't know nothin' about computers and I don't want to learn." I didn't do it, but almost everything is online today. Do what you can to help the older population learn how to find things on the computer and have at least one email address. You will be doing more than a kindness for them.

[@mikemcgown6362]

I guess if the senior citizen can afford internet and a computer, laptop, or at least a tablet on their limited income, that may be okay.

[@theodoreroberts3407]

@@mikemcgown6362 To be honest, I never asked how they got the computer (or cost). Now that you have a computer, allow me to show you how to use it to your benefit. Since then, a lot of things are accessible only online.

[@mikemcgown6362]

@@theodoreroberts3407 I know I wouldn't have internet if my wife (who is still working) didn't pay Mediacom's high price for internet access. I'd have to go to the public library (15 miles away) when I could to be able to go online when they are open. It was closed up because of the Covid-19 plandemic because it's not considered an essential business.

[@theodoreroberts3407]

@@mikemcgown6362 lets see if we can cut some of your cost. You more than likely are getting your internet from a cable provider. Get a cable ready modem and router of your own. That should cut some of your overhead. There are other ways, just so you know. You must report your equipment to them for the savings.

[@mikemcgown6362]

@@theodoreroberts3407 you are persistent! Most people just turn away from the ones who have struggles. You could really be good for helping more people strive! Without the right encouragement, most people just want to give up.

[@marybetz1775]

A beautiful story. Love 💗 it

[@lydiafagsao6508]

Good story , thanks

[@jwfortenberry2640]

I needed that!

[@brianarbenz1329]

Just knowing this happened (and it really did happen - after all I read it on the internet!) has filled me with such good feelings that suddenly COVID, climate change and nuclear bombs are if no concern to me any more. Good thing that guy didn’t have email or I’d be concerned about those problems! Instead I’m flashing a cheerful helium filled smile for the rest of my life!!!

[@tmacphd7871]

Wonderful parable.

[@aarunyatripathi4601]

That's a great story

[@fifisflowers]

🍏 Great Story 🍏

[@b.pwright8445]

l have laughed so hard my stomach is hurting good reply

[@tushargupta9319]

Nice video.

[@ladalekoehler2176]

Sometime old stuff needs needs to be taught because you never know you might need it. Like how to read, write, talk proper, general math and manners. I’m all for computers and what they do but if we no longer have electricity then the computer can’t be used.

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

You can use a calculator or phone

[@mikemcgown6362]

@@lakshmivaidyanathan2254 that's very personal

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

@@mikemcgown6362 what personal

[@mikemcgown6362]

@@lakshmivaidyanathan2254 about being able to communicate with out an email or computer.

[@lakshmivaidyanathan2254]

@@mikemcgown6362 then write letters

[@hong-anpham7376]

Sounds very like the short story “The Verger” by Somerset Maugham. I also like that story ^^

[@Caveman473]

Want a cigarette?

[@ellenwest7198]

Exactly what I thought, only The Verger was better!

[@marlene-rr2ih]

Awesome!

[@pchen52]

SO TRUE.

[@positivethoughts64]

Nice video #positivethoughts

[@hamidhesari9654]

very interesting thank you dear

[@alvindimes4729]

This is an updated version of a W Somerset Maugh story, originally published in the 1920s or 1930s, it is called THE VERGER.

[@johnharvey9112]

I heard this as the story about a poor black man that couldn't read or write. He was turned down for a janitor's job at the first Baptist church because he couldn't read or write. His success story was similar. Then one day a high society church lady asked him what he would have become if he could read and write. He said I guess I would be the janitor at the first Baptist church.🤔

[@tommiller3017]

A beautiful story. I wonder if it's true.

[@antidemonic806]

that was amazing

[@aaaeee2862]

I rather be the janitor until I retire.

[@jayalakshmir7260]

Success.is.in.hard.work.

[@secretagent86]

true story, as a financial advisor i had one client who did not even have a phone! we arranged meetings if he went into a bank branch to call me, and i mailed him reports. I never judged people by their appearance either. The farmer in the dirty jeans and beaten up ball cap usually had millions in land. but this story is soooo trite.... i doubt it is real

[@akirandrake414]

I just recognized the music in the background, its Kingdom Hearts 1 Traverse Town background music!

[@evamariesneed-rodriguez7047]

GREAT STORY!!! This totally encouraged me.. Thank you, so much 💕🙏

[@andefina5676]

The version of the story I heard was different, long before Email, social media, and cell phones. The owner of a large supermarket was in a bankers office, he had just been approved for a very large business loan. When asked to sign the loan agreement, he replied that he had never learned to write. The banker said, 'Can you imagine where you would be if you could write?' Yes, replied the businessman I'd be the Janitor of a house of prayer. As a young man, in the old country, he had to work to support his family, he had no time for school. He came to New York City, seeking to financially better himself. A house of prayer needed a janitor, but he was not hired because he couldn't sign his name. Yes he started with a box of fruit, then a wheel barrow, soon he worked his way up to a renting a small store. From there with hard work, and many years, he then developed small chain of businesses. I heard the story in the late 1980's while working in a meat packing plant in Brooklyn NY. But the story is not unique, and in these days of 'online sales', there are many ways to 'make it' even now...

[@gpcoins539]

Now THAT goes to show all of us that we don't have to conform to today's world or societal beliefs to be successful. The majority of the time it is those that DON'T follow the beaten path that find the answers and solutions. Just food for thought.

[@mr.abutalebshaikh9817]

Just awesome

[@ramasamyloganath3955]

It is the Eachone of us has to follow and the Lead of our life to Success and face the REAL WORLD.

[@bettyboop51xxxboopxxx32]

Brilliant story 🤗

[@mpn2128]

Interesting story👌

[@jamesstuart3346]

Insurance companies always send you a hard copy of your policy in snail mail. So unless the guy doesn't have a physical mailing address either, the joke doesn't work.

[@babikatspelman2308]

I have an email address & it doesnt get checked that often. Maybe once a month unless Im expecting something. 🙄

[@jhallca]

Interesting. A similar story was in a biography of Harry Houdini from at least 40 years ago. When he was young, while out with his little brother, the boy who would become Harry lost some money that his parents needed. He had a small coin left, so he bought a flower, and then sold it. Then bought two flowers and he and Theo (the brother) sold those. Rinse and repeat, until they’d raised the lost money. So a variation on the story is at least 40 years old.

[@Nigel33888]

Yes, Somerset Maugham wrote the original. He was a verger who got dismissed by a new vicar because he could not read. He made a fortune selling tobacco and was asked the same question by his bank manager "where could you be if you could read.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

I've read it too. I wonder how many of us are there?

[@Tathaastu9]

Yes I remember reading the story at school.

[@indiraadhia1451]

Nice story.

[@annieteo7169]

The hiring manager is brainless. How would you expect a janitor to have an email?? If there are important documents to be signed or protocol to follow, the hiring manager must meet up in person with the janitor. Why cant the hiring manager has more compassion towards the lower income people in the society?

[@vaibhavigupta6]

Amazing

[@djgamers6947]

Nice story

[@Jyotiyadav-mn5ko]

Nice 👌👌👌👌

[@roberthorning9831]

This is a short story called “The Verger of Neville Square” I believe my Somerset Maun.

[@jackfrank303]

So was he able to get life insurance without an email address? Is there a part two that shows us the life insurance saga?

[@maryeverett7303]

Its bs but a nice story. It sounds like it was written 80 years ago, only the methods of communication have changed.

[@chaosdirge4906]

It's definitely not true, He bought a bag of apples and basically sold them illegally. I don't know what country this is suppose to take place in but if he did this in the US, or for that matter pretty much every country He would have been arrested, possibly could have happened in india or one of the surrounding countries, but also very doubtful.

[@simhachal5558]

Wat u said us Very much true Bro.

[@brucemou1]

@@chaosdirge4906 You really do not get it.

[@ericvacca551]

@@chaosdirge4906 while I agree that the story is fake, it is not because he resold apples. What he did was not illegal and buying things in stores and reselling them is incredibly common, especially in the US.

[@skinnerman100]

Great story I hate most technology anyway the most annoying having to give out information before you can view something trivial ....this has got to be stopped

[@keirradixon9122]

Nothing but God 😇😊🥰♥️💖💝💖

[@sherzadijamal7681]

I don't have an E-mail address too. Come what may, but it is an unnecessary burden, when you have enough to worry about in this world.

[@joansheekey9874]

Brillent

[@edge7375]

A long insurance advertisement!

[@siriuslee9615]

Edge 737 that's not the point at all you're funny .

[@siriuslee9615]

Edge 737 That's not the point at all you're funny .

[@siriuslee9615]

Edge 737 That's not the point at all you're funny .

[@patkmrpatkmr1718]

In my opinion only : “ I feel this video would have been better, if it was in spoken word format.” As I have a Blind lady friend who likes listening to feel good stories like this,” she asked me to write this on her behalf) As I’m not always there to explain the video’s she likes. After all I too wouldn’t want to wait on another to voice a video, if I were in her shoe’s either. 🤔💭 Otherwise a very uplifting video.👍🏽

[@meowmeow890]

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[@pereirakelvin67]

Have ever wonder if you have one (email) 🤣🤣🤣 he won't be around sitting with to discuss about the life policy (insurance)🤣🤣🤣

[@georgeguevarra1164]

He was asked if he has email ad only after the thrash... so what lesson I can get on the last part of the story? Just asking.

[@doctormorbius6430]

*What a lovely story. Now go out and find an instance in which it actually happened in the real world. People in these stories succeed only because they know the author.*

[@nagi47144]

Wonderful